2004 Memphis Soccer Media Guide

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MEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2004 Schedule Mission Statement. Credits Quick Facts Media Information

2004 Tiger Soccer 2004 Tiger Roster 2004 Season Outlook Head Coach Richie Grant Assistant Coaches Player Profiles Senior Profiles Junior Profiles Sophomore Profiles Freshmen Profiles

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8/24 8/28 9/3 9/4 9/10 9/17 9/19 9/22 9/25 9/29 10/2 10/6 10/9 10/15 10/17 10/23 10/27 11/2 11/6 11/8 11/11-14

Memphis, Tenn. MRSC MRSC MRSC MRSC Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. MRSC Charlotte, NC Cincinnati, Ohio MRSC MRSC Tampa, Fla. Chicago, 111. Chicago, 111. MRSC MRSC MRSC Greenville, NC Nashville, Tenn. Louisville, Ky.

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 7p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7p.m. 7p.m. 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 7p.m. 7p.m. 7p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m.

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Southwest Missouri St. % Centenary $ Oral Roberts $ Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois # Vanderbilt# Evansville Charlotte * Cincinnati * Marquette * Louisville * USF * DePaul * UIC Saint Louis * UAB * Belmont East Carolina * Lipscomb C-US A Tournament

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$ Memphis Diadora Tournament

* C-USA Games

# Vanderbilt Puma Classic Home Games in BOLD

MRSOMike Rose Soccer Complex

2003 in Review 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003

Season Recap Highlights Statistics/Results C-USA Standings C-USA Postseason Honors

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History Record Book Honor Roll All-Time Series Records Coaching Records Year-by-Year Results All-Time Letterwinners

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University Section U of M Athletics

The primary mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide a successful athletic program at the highest level of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and integrity. The University of ITM Memphis is a comprehensive urban university committed to the scholarly accomplishments of our students and faculty and to the enhancement of our community, state and the nation through principles of academic integrity, sound management and equal opportunity.

CREDITS

2004 Season Opponents Mike Rose Soccer Complex Locker Room Directions to MRSC Silent Auction C-USA Composite Schedule

MISSION STATEMENT

The 2004 University of Memphis Soccer Media Guide is intended for the editorial use of media organizations covering the Lady Tiger and Tiger soccer programs. Any reprinting, reproduction or other use of the contents of this guide for any commercial use is prohibited. Any questions or requests should be directed to the Athletic Media Relations Office at (901) 678-2337. Fax requests can be sent to (901) 678-4134. The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office mailing address is: Athletic Media Relations Athletic Office Building Room 203 East Memphis, TN 38152-3730

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Media Policies

Credentials - Members of the media traveling with the team to Mike Rose Soccer Complex do not need a credential. Media not traveling with the team need to contact Brandon Kolditz in the University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office for press credentials. A pass list will be kept at the main gate area, which also serves as the media gate. Seating in the press area is limited and will be restricted to working press, radio and television representatives' needs according to NCAA regulations. Parking - Media parking is located in the parking lot adjacent to the main gate, No parking pass is required. Photographers - Press and television photographers are requested to stay at least 10 feet from the playing surface. Statistics - The U of M Media Relations Office will provide game notes, statistics, rosters and media guides throughout the game to all members of the media. At the reporter's request, The U of M Media Relations Office will also provide complete game statistics to each media member shortly after each contest. Interviews - Memphis soccer practices are closed to the media. However, special arrangements may be made by contacting the Media Relations Office at least 24 hours before practice time. All interviews are coordinated with head coaches Richie Grant and Brooks Monaghan through the Athletic Media Relations Office. The office staff can also set up interviews throughout the season with the coaches as well as player interviews which will be scheduled around the player's academic and practice schedules. Coaches and players are available for postgame interviews 10 minutes following the end of the game. Tickets - Tickets for Tiger and Lady Tiger soccer games are available at The U of M Ticket Office at the corner of Southern and Normal, or by calling (901) 678-2331. Tickets are also available at the gate.

Glenn Carver WREG-TV 3 (CBS) 803 Channel Three Dr. Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-543-2117 FAX: 901-543-2167

Ben Cowens The Daily Helmsman University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901-678-2192 FAX: 901- 678-4792

Jarvis Greer WMC-TV 5 (NBC) 1960 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-726-0410 FAX: 901-278-7633

Phil Stukenborg The Commercial Appeal 495 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-529-2360 FAX: 901-529-2362

Sports Director WUMR-FM91.7 University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901-678-3176 FAX: 901-678-4331

2004 Quick Facts Name of School: University of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. Location: 1912 Founded: 20.332 Enrollment: NCAA Division I Affilliation: Conference USA Conference: Tigers Nickname: Blue & Gray Colors: Mike Rose Soccer Complex Home Field: Grass Surface: 3,000 Capacity: President: Dr. Shirley Raines R. C. Johnson Athletic Director: Dr. Nick White Faculty Rep.:

History First Year of Soccer: Overall all-time record:

1982 216-178-38

Coaching Staff Head Coach/Alma Mater: Richie Grant (Green Mountain College. 1993) Overall Record (Yrs): 102-76-7 (9 yrs) Record at Memphis (Yrs): 45-41-5 (5 yrs) Assistant Coaches: Robert Nicholson Carl Schmitt

Team Information

Primary Media Outlets Greg Gaston WPTY-TV (ABC) 2701 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 901-323-2430 Fax: 901-452-1820

Wally Wellman David Lee WHBQ-TV 13 (Fox) Shelby Sun Times 485 S. Highland 7508 Capital Dr. Memphis, TN 38111 Cordova, TN 38138 Phone: 901-320-1345 Phone: 901-755-7386 FAX: 901-755-0827 FAX: 901-320-1366

Frank Murtaugh Memphis Flyer 460 Tennessee St. Memphis, TN 38101 Phone: 901- 521-9000 FAX: 901-521-0129

Dan Morris The Jackson Sun 245 W. Lafayette Jackson, TN 38301 Phone: 901-427-3333 FAX: 901-423-0345 Sports Editor Memphis Dateline 3340 Poplar Ave. Ste 324 Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 901-458-5222 FAX: 901-327-6442 Dan Moore Germantown News 7545 North Street Germantown, TN 38138 Phone: 901-754-0337 FAX: 901-754-2961

2003 Overall Record: Home: Away: Neutral: 2003 C-USA Record/Finish: Home: Away: Neutral: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost:

8-8-2 4-4-2 2-4-0 2-0-0 l-6-2/9th 0-3-2 1-3-0 0-0-0 9/9 8/3

Media Relations Men's Soccer Contact: Brandon Kolditz Phone: (901) 678-2444 E-mail: wkolditz@memphis.edu Media Relations Phone: (901) 678-2337 Media Relations Fax: (901) 678-4134 Web Site: www.gotigersgo.com

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer Contact OFFICE: (901) 678-5294 HOME: (901)458-9260 email: mbeltz@memphis.edu

Graduate Assistant Men's Soccer Contact OFFICE: (901)678-2444 HOME: (901) 678-6842 email: wkolditz@memphis.edu

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Kelly Davis Graduate Assistant Secondary Soccer Contact OFFICE: (901)678-5294 HOME: (901)452-1861 email: kdavis@memphis.edu

Memphis Tigers Soccer

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2004 Tigers Numerical Roster No. 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Pos. Name Trey Meyer GK MF/F Aaron Volanski MF/F Brad Whitsitt* Stephen Cooling MF Michael Coburn D Adam Montgomery ry MF Dayton O'Brien**'• MF MF Harrison Kiser* MF JohnReilly*** D/MF Mark Gourlay Cormac McArdle MF/F MF Adam Raborn AfifNajjar D Andy Metcalf** F Daniel Dobson**:* MF Gary Connolly** D/MF GK Tyler Strom Sebastian Vecchio:|* GK Jared Touchstone MF D Justin Dyer*** F/MF Tyler Camp MF/D Brad Phillips Brett Schreiber F/MF Marcus McCarty F D/MF Jared Britcher

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5' 11" 5'9" 5'11"

So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

6'3" 5'9" 5'11" 5'11"

5'9" 6'1" 6'1" 5'8" 5'8"

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Hometown/ Last School Chattanooga, Tenn./ McCallie HS Magnolia, Texas/ Concordia Lutheran HS Memphis, Tenn./ Christian Brothers HS Dublin, Ireland/ Dublin City University Dundalk, Ireland/ Colaiste Ide Morristown, Tenn./ Morristown HS Memphis, Tenn./ Evangelical Christian Franklin, Tenn./ Brentwood HS Dublin, Ireland/ Colaiste Ide Glasgow, Scotland/ Whitehill Secondary Dundalk, Ireland/Thomas University (Ga.) Baton Rouge, La./ Robert E. Lee HS St. Charles, Mo7 Francis Howell Central HS Jackson, Tenn./ Univ. School of Jackson Garland, Texas/ Naaman Forest HS Dundalk, Ireland/ Colaiste Ide Thornton, Colo./ Horizon HS Buenos Aires, Argentina/ Mid-Continent (Ky.) Atlanta, Ga./ Woodward Academy Germantown, Tenn./ Christian Brothers HS Hoover, Ala./ Hoover HS Birmingham, Ala./ Vestavia Hills HS Johnson City, Tenn./ Science Hill HS Fort Worth, Texas/ Fossil Ridge HS Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Richie Grant Assistant Coach: Robert r<Nicholson Assistant Coach: Carl Schmitt mitt iwn Loth Volunteer GK Coach: Shawn * Letters

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Shawn Loth

Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach

For the second season, Shawn Loth assists the Memphis Tigers' program as a volunteer goalkeeper coach. He joined the Tigers after assisting Christian Brothers University as a goalkeeper coach from 2000-01 . Loth played for CBU from 1 99396 where he was an All- American honorable mention his junior year as a keeper. He also was a three-time all-conference selection, two-time all-region and two-time team captain at the cross-town university. After playing for CBU, the Omaha, Neb. native played one year in 1997 with the A-league Worcester Wildfire and the divisionthree pro-league Cape Cod Crusaders. He also has been involved with the Memphis Futbol Club since 1995 and has been a coach for the club since 2000. Loth is currently seeking a psychology degree at Memphis.

Team Manager Ben Newsham joins the Memphis Tigers men's soccer program for his first season as the team manager. A sophomore in sports management at the university, Newsham helped out the school's volleyball program in 2003. He will assist the team by making sure they have everything they need for practices and games. Newsham graduated from Christian Brothers High School and served as the school's soccer team manager for four years and basketball for one year. A native of Memphis, Newsham enjoys playing baseball, basketball, football and soccer. After college, he hopes to find a job working in sports.

Alphabetical Roster No. 25 21 5 16 4 15 20 10 8 11 24 14 0 6 13 7 22 12 9 23 17 19 18 2 3

Name Pos. Jared Britcher D/MF Tyler Camp F/MF Michael Coburn D Gary Connolly D/MF Stephen Cooling MF Daniel Dobson MF Justin Dyer D Mark Gourlay D/MF Harrison Kiser MF Cormac McArdle MF/F Marcus McCarty F Andy Metcalf F Trey Meyer GK Adam Montgomery MF AfifNajjar D Dayton O'Brien MF Brad Phillips MF/D Adam Raborn MF JohnReilly MF Brett Schreiber F/MF Tyler Strom GK Jared Touchstone MF Sebastian Vecchio GK Aaron Volanski F Brad Whitsitt MF/F

Pronunciation Guide Mark Gourlay GERLEY Harrison Kiser KIZER Afif Najjar A-FEEF NU-JAR Adam Raborn RAY-BORN John Reilly Brett Schreiber

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2004 Season Outlook /** coking down the University of Memphis I men's soccer roster, the obvious is easy *• • * to point out. The 2004 squad is young. Fourteen freshmen compose 56 percent of the 25 player lineup. "As you're building a program, it just takes time," said men's head coach Richie Grant. "It takes a few years to get the program exactly where you want it to go. We're very excited about the size and the quantity of the incoming class we have." But don't think this year is a rebuilding year. Eight of the nine returning players make up last year's starting 11 led by all-Conference-USA second team selections Andy Metcalf and Dayton O'Brien. Behind the experienced leadership that includes four seniors and the unlimited resource of youthful talent, the Tigers look to improve on last year's 8-8-2 record. "We're very focused on the contributions of the returning players," Grant said. "The commitments they made last spring are what we believe will be the founj .__ —_,_ dation of the team this ' year. While we're

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young, we return a lot of players that have made significant contributions in the last few years." In 2003, Memphis finished 1-6-2 in C-USA action, ending in ninth place for the secondstraight year and being left out of the six-team conference tournament, a tournament hosted by the Tigers. The last time Memphis made the tournament came in 2000 when the team finished fourth with a 5-3 conference record. However, results can be different in 2004. This year's team has the potential and is determined to make a large splash early on as it begins preseason play on August 24 against cross-town Christian Brothers University. "We have a very simple ap^^jpv^jt proach to the season," Grant said. "As a coach, it's a cliche, but we take it one game at a time. Our goal in the beginning of the season is to make the conference tournament."

Coaches Richie /Grant heads into his sixth season as the head coach for the Tigers after leading Lambuth University for four years. In his nine seasons, Grant has compiled a record of 102-767 (.570), picking up his 100"' career win last season. The 34-yearold Ireland native has helped the Tigers eclipse the 10-win mark twice and has led the team to a record of .500 or better in three of the last four seasons. He enters the 2004 season with a 45-41-5 record (.522) at Memphis. Aiding Grant on the sidelines, Robert Nicholson enters his second year as an assistant coach with Memphis. The Scotland native joined the Tigers after two years at Christian Brothers University where he assisted both the men's and women's teams. He had an important hand in leading the CBU women's squad to a Division II National Championship in 2002. "Robbie (Nicholson) is a key component to what we are trying to do with our program," Grant said. "I expect that you will see the influence that Robby had in the spring on our team this fall." The Tigers added a second assistant coach this year bringing in former U of M star Carl Schmitt. He joins the coaching staff after playing three years with the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Germantown, Tenn., native played his senior year in 1999 for Grant after transferring from South

Alabama where he helped lead the Jaguars to the 1998 Big South Conference title. "Carl (Schmitt) brings energy and passion," Grant said. "I think it's great for our players to see firsthand what it's like to make the transition to the pros. We're hopeful a lot of our players advance from college to the level beyond, and Carl will help them in making the transition."

Four seniors lead the team into the 2004 season. Midfielder/defender Daniel Dobson serves as the team captain and joins two other three-year letterwinners in midfielder John Reilly and defender Justin Dyer as well as last year's starting goalie Sebastian Vecchio. "I think this is the best senior class in terms of their commitment to be successful this year," Grant said. "This is a group of players that have been frustrated with not accomplishing our goals the last few years. Our senior players will need to have strong performances, and they will need to be leaders of our team throughout the season."

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Forwards The forward position will be led by junior Andy Metcalf followed by a talented group of freshmen. "We've always had very good attacking players at Memphis, and this season is no different," Grant said. "We have tremendous options." The Tigers will look for Metcalf to be a goal scorer on the team. The Jackson, Tenn., native had a breakout year in 2003. One of only two players to start all 18 games, Metcalf led the team with 10 goals and 24 points. He earned All-Midwest Region second team and All-C-USA second team honors last year as well as being named an academic All-American. "(Metcalf) is the most natural finisher that we have," Grant said. "For us to be successful, we will rely on him scoring goals. "After the tremendous year he had last year, he will be heavily marked. He'll probably get closer attention from the opposition this year than he did last year. He's had a season of PDL (Premier Development League) that's prepared him. Andy continues to develop on a daily basis, and I think he's ready for the challenge." Freshmen newcomers Marcus McCarty, Tyler Camp and Brett Schreiber, who Grant said is a fiery center forward in the mold of former U of M star Tommy White, will also compete for playing time in the forward position. Midfielders Juniors Dayton O'Brien and Cormac McArdle and seniors Daniel Dobson and John Reilly lead a talented crop of midfielders. "Our midfield is very attack-minded and very strong," Grant said. "We have plenty of options on the left side."

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O'Brien followed up his All-C-USAfreshman campaign with a strong performance in 2003, capturing all-conference second team and All-Midwest Region third-team honors. The junior joined Metcalf as the only two players to start all 18 games. He ended the year second on the team with nine goals and 23 points and led the team with five assists. O'Brien also led the team with a .237 shot percentage. Coming off an excellent spring, McArdle should lead the Tigers' attack. A prolific scorer, McArdle transfered to Memphis from NAIA's Thomas University (Ga.). He was named Thomas University's Offensive MVP after scoring 52 points on 21 goals and 10 assists as a sophomore in 2003 and earning honorable mention All-American honors. Reilly struggled last season after scoring eight goals and making 20 points as a sophomore in 2002. His reemergence will be key for the Tigers in 2004. Dobson produced career highs last year with a pair of goals and added four assists for a total of eight points. Memphis will have a unique formation this year and will use the team captain as a holding player. Grant will use Dobson to play in the center of the field and distribute the ball in both directions. "(Dobson) will have to have a strong season on both sides of the ball; attacking and defending," Grant said. This is also an important season for Harrison Riser and Brad Whitsitt after strong freshmen seasons. Kiser started 17 games and appeared in all 18 matches. He scored a goal and made two assists. Whitsitt appeared in 15 games in 2003, stalling three of them. He scored two goals and added three assists for seven points. The coaches believe Whitsitt has gotten stronger over the spring. Junior transfer Stephen Cooling, Dublin City University (Ireland), and freshmen Adam Montgomery, Aaron Volanski, Adam Raborn, Jared Touchstone and Bradley Phillips will also compete for playing time in the midfield position. Grant said Montgomery is the best new player this year from the state of Tennessee.

"While we're young, we return a lot of players that have made significant contributions in the last few years." Richie Grant Memphis head coach A freshmen trio of Mark Gourlay, Afif Najjar and Jared Britcher will also compete for playing time.

Goalkeepers Senior starting goalkeeper Sebastian Vecchio returns after transferring from Mid-Continent College (Ky.) last year and stepping into the starting role early in the season. Vecchio started 13 games for the Tigers, capturing 37 saves, a .649 percentage and averaging 1.42 goals per game. Memphis went 6-62 in games he controlled the 18-yard box. "Sebas (Vecchio) has improved all the time in our program," Grant said. "He was in a difficult situation in transferring in last year and being exposed immediately to conference competition. He enters the season as our No. 1 goalie." Freshmen giants Trey Meyer, 6'4", and Tyler Strom, 6'5", will also compete for playing time. "The lads have been brought in to compete with Sebastian and ultimately replace him as he is in his senior year," Grant said.

Schedule The Tigers will play nine non-conference games and two preseason games in 2004. The

schedule includes four games against Missouri Valley Conference teams Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Eastern Illinois and Evansville. "We've always used the non-conference games as preparation games for our conference matches," Grant said. "In our last few years, we've had very successful results in our non-conference games." In Grant's five years at Memphis, the Tigers have gone 31-13-2 (.696) in non-conference games. Memphis will once again host the Diadora Tournament in September with Centenary, Oral Roberts and Western Kentucky participating. The Tigers also play in the Vanderbilt Puma Classic in September against the host school and Eastern Illinois. With the realignment of C-USAin 2005, this will be the last year Memphis will play the current group of conference teams. Everybody will be fighting hard for one of six spots in the conference tournament in Louisville on November 11-14. "I think people will be very eager to do well this year," Grant said. "There's some great history between the teams in terms of competition. I think that's what makes the conference tournament in Louisville special. It's going to be very competitive to make it to that conference tournament."

Defenders Senior Justin Dyer and j u n i o r Gary Connolly head an inexperienced group of defenders into the season, but both will have the opportunity to shine. "Gary Connolly and Justin Dyer have the potential to be two of the best defenders in the league," Grant said. "They need to have strong seasons and use their experience. "Our defense is an area that we've had to strengthen. We've had to focus on it in our spring training, and we've had to recruit players that can step in immediately." The Tigers will miss last year's senior team captain, Graham Gibbs, but Grant said he believes the addition of freshman Michael Coburn, a strong, physical defender, will help lessen the loss.

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At Memphis (45-41-5) Career Record (102-76-7) Sixth Season 10th Overall fT""^ ntering his sixth year at I m j the helm of the Univerm sity of Memphis men's JLt*»*J soccer program, Richie Grant has begun to build a reputation as one of the finest coaches in the nation. Grant has shown an uncanny ability to recruit a steady flow of talent from the southern region of the United States, while bringing in solid players from Europe to form competitive teams. This year the 34-year-old Dublin, Ireland native focused on building a stronger defensive corps and adding depth to the offensive attack. Since Grant's arrival in 1999, the Tigers' offense has strengthened, twice finishing the season ranked nationally in scoring and setting school records for goals, assists and points in 2000. Grant has posted 45 wins in his five years at Memphis and captured his 100th career coaching victory last season. Grant has a record of 102-76-7 (.570) in his nine seasons as a head coach. Grant has also grown accustomed to winning and expects nothing less at Memphis. Under his leadership, the Tigers have eclipsed the 10-win mark twice and have finished

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PLAYING EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Coach, Bloomsburg University (Pa.), 1993-95 • Green Mountain College (Vt), 1989-93 • Head Coach, Lambuth University, 1995-99 • Minnesota Thunder (A-League), 1993 • Head Coach, U-23 TN OOP Team, 2000-2001 COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Head Coach, U-17 TN OOP Team, 2001-04 • Conference USA Coach of the Year, 2000 • Mid-South Conference Champions, 1997,1998 HONORS AND AWARDS • Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference Title, 1995 • Three-Time NAIA All-American • Two-Time NAIA District 5 Player of the Year • TCAC, Coach of the Year, 1995 • NSCAA Premier Diploma, 2002 •NSCAA 1st Team All-American, 1992 • FAI Qualified Coach, 1989

with a record of .500 or better in three of the last four seasons, including notching an 8-8-2 mark in 2003. After posting a 7-11 record in his first year, Grant's Tigers put up a 14-6 record in 2000, doubling their win total from the previous season and helping Grant become the first Tiger coach to earn Conference USA Coach of the Year honors. In 2000, Grant led Memphis to its third-best record in school history as the Tigers advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Championship Tournament. The squad spent the vast majority of the season ranked in the NSCAA Midwest Region poll and finished the year rated fifth. The Tigers struggled throughout the majority of the 2001 season due to frequent and untimely injuries, along with a loss of key personnel. However, under Grant's guidance and leadership, the U of M managed to place four players on allconference teams. In 2002, Grant took a group of unseasoned talent into a tough schedule and led Memphis to its 13th 10win season, including guiding the squad to an undefeated non-conference schedule. Three Tiger freshmen

were named to the C-USA All-Freshman team, while one player received second-team honors. The 2003 slate proved to be much of the same as Grant relied on underclassmen to compete in a talent-rich C-USA schedule. With just three seniors on the squad, he guided the team to another .500 or better season. Grant's guidance reaped a host of postseason accolades with a trio of Tigers receiving all-conference honors. As a player, Grant was a threetime NAIA All-American defender and was twice named the NAIA District V Player of the Year at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt., where he received his bachelor's degree in leisure resources and facilities management in 1993. Grant then went on to play for the Minnesota Thunder, a semi-pro team that competes in the A-league. Grant hung up his boots after one season with the Thunder and took a coaching position at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. There he earned his master's degree in communication studies while

working as an assistant coach from 1993-95. Grant then took his first head coaching job at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1995. In four seasons at Lambuth (1995 99), Grant compiled a 53-29-2 record and won back-to-back Mid-South Conference Championships in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. In his final season at Lambuth, Grant led the Eagles to the NAIA Region XI Championships. Grant earned his National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma in 1997 and then earned his NSCAA Premier Diploma in 2002. He served as the head coach of Tennessee's Under23 Olympic Development Team in 2001. He is currently in his fourth year at the helm of the Tennessee U-17 ODP squad. Grant served as the head coach of the U-17 SuperClubs national all-star team, which toured England in the summer of 2001 for a week of matches against top international competition. Grant is single and has four siblings; two sisters who live in England and two brothers who reside in Ireland. His parents, Richie and Annette, live in Dublin, Ireland.

Year-By-Year with Richie Grant

Surrounded by a talented young squad heading into the 2004 season, head coach Richie Grant is determined to win.

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

School Lambuth Univ. Lambuth Univ. Lambuth Univ. Lambuth Univ. Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis

Record 12-9-0 10-9-1 15-6-0 16-5-1 7-11-0 14-6-0 6-9-2 10-7-1 8-8-2

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Conf. Finish TCAC Title Mid-SouthTifle Mid-SouthTifle 2-6-0/8th 5-3-0/4th 3-6-l/T-7th 3-7-0/9th l-6-2/9th

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Robert Nicholson COACHING BACKGROUND

Assistant Coach Second Season /*~~\t Nicholson enters *j\s second season as V^an assistant coach with the Tiger soccer program. "Robbie's knowledge of the game and of strength and conditioning for the game will definitely give us an advantage," said head coach Richie Grant. The Wishaw, Scotland native came to the program after two years as both assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach at cross-town Christian Brothers University. At CBU, Nicholson worked with both the men's and women's teams and helped lead the women's squad to the 2002 Division II National Championship. Prior to his stint at CBU, the 32-

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Assistant Coach, Tyler Junior College, 1999-2000 • NC AA Division II Women's Soccer National Cham•Assistant Coach, ChrislianBrothersUniveisity,2(X)l-02 pionship, Christian Brothers University, 2002 • NSCAA National Coaching License, 2000 PLAYING EXPERIENCE • NSCA National Strength and Conditioning Spe• Tyler Junior College, 1995-1997 cialist Certification CSCS, 2000 • Northeastern State University (Okla.), 1997-99 year-old served as the assistant coach at his alma mater, Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. As a player, Nicholson played two seasons (1995-1997) as a defender at Tyler JC, where he was the team captain for both seasons and led the team to a pair of Junior College National Tournament semifinal appearances. He then moved on to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., from 19971999, where he also played in the defense and captained the Redmen for two seasons. Nicholson is a 1999 graduate of Northeastern State, where he earned his degree in health and kinesiol-

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ogy with an emphasis in teaching and education. He then completed his Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in the summer of 2000. Nicholson received his National Coaching License from the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA).

University of Memphis, 1999

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

COACHING BACKGROUND

•South Alabama, 1996-1998 •University of Memphis, 1999 • Nashville Metros (A-league), 1999 • Milwaukee Wave (MISL), 2001-2004

• Christian Brothers High School, 2003 • Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis) • Galaxy Soccer Club (Chicago, 111.) • Milwaukee Kickers • Cedarburg Soccer Club (Wis.) • Memphis Futbol Club

COACHING LICENSE • USSFA coaching license, April 2004 SI 1 ormer Tiger midfielder Carl \ Schmitt begins his collegiate •*coaching career as a first year assistant in the men's soccer program. Schmitt is welcomed back to the program after a three-year career in the professional soccer ranks playing for the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). As a member of the Wave, Schmitt scored four goals and dished out a trio of assists for 11 points. His most productive season came in the 2001 02 slate when he scored six points on a pair of goals and an assist in just 11 games. Before playing with the

Nicholson also spent six years in the British Royal Marine Commandos where he was involved in peacekeeping operations. Nicholson is married to the former Heather Duprel and resides in Memphis. He has one sister, Elizabeth, who lives in Scotland. His parents, William and Margaret Nicholson, also reside in Scotland.

Waves, Schmitt played a year with the A-league Nashville Metros. "Carl brings great playing experience to our staff," said head coach Richie Grant. "He has a passion and intensity for the game that is contagious. He is eager to learn more about coaching in this stage of his career and we are excited to have him on staff." The Germantown, Tenn., native played for Grant in just one season at Memphis after transferring in from South Alabama. In 17 games as a Tiger, Schmitt scored one point on one assist. A midfielder at South Alabama, he

scored 20 points on eight goals and four assists in his career. He helped lead the Jaguars to the 1998 Big South Conference title. Schmitt brings nine years of coaching experience working in the club and high school levels. Most recently he served as an assistant at Christian Brothers High School in 2003. Graduating in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in sales, Schmitt is pursuing his master's in sport and leisure commerce at Memphis. He received his USSFA coaching license in April 2004. Schmitt is single and has two

Assistant Coach First Season brothers; Keith, a former Tiger soccer player who resides in Memphis, and Mark, a freshman at Memphis. His parents, Duane and Karin Schmitt, reside in Germantown, Tenn. A Jl

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Senior Profiles

2002: Started each of the first eight matches before taking a reserve role for the Tigers ... led the team with eight yellow cards on the season ... scored two goals for four points on the year ... scored the game winner in a 2-1 double-overtime triumph over San Francisco in the Memphis-Diadora Tournament... recorded a score in the 7-0 win over Lipscomh ... earned CUSA Defensive Player of the Week honors for the week of Sept. 3 ... named to

2003: Produced career-high totals with a pair of goals and added four assists for a total of eight points ... registered a goal and two assists in C-USA action ... ranked second on the team in assists, fourth in points and fifth in goals scored ... sidelined for two games after receiving red c a r d s a g a i n s t ECU (9/26) and Marquette (10/41 ... had assists in three of the first four games of the season, including game-winning as-

sists against Centenary and Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... scored a goal and added an assist in a 2-2 tie with ECU (9/26) ... also scored a goal against Alabama A&M (10/25).

Will serve as the Tigers' team captain ... tall ami versatile player that can play midfield or defender ... will he played in the center and counted on to distribute the hall to both sides.

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the Memphis-Diadora All-Tourna Team. 2001: Rookie campaign included appearances and one start ... p] in the Tigers' first six games of the season including the season opener at No. 1 Creighton in the Diadora Cl lenge ... during first collegiate s against Lipscomb, posted seasontwo shots ... appeared in five le matches a g a i n s t C h a r l o t t e . 1 Marquette, South Florida and L_ __ ville ... earned minutes at top-ranked SMU. PREP: Played at Naaman Forest H. member of Legacy Gold FC.

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V Sebastian Vecchio Goalkeeper N Sr.-5-11 • 175 Buenos Aires, Argentina Mid-Continent College

2001: As a true freshman, one of only two players to appear in every single match, also posted 16 starts ... key element of Tiger defense and often guarded oppositions' top performers ... finished season with two points off one goal ... fired three shots from outside defender position ... collected first career strike versus Belmont ... season-high two shots versus Drake at Creighton Diadora Challenge ... 2001-02 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2003: The Tigers' n player, Dyer was side games for the first time in his c giate career after suffering a knee injury midway through the season ... versatile player who returned to the defender position after seeing most of his action as a midfielder in 2002 ... started in 15 matches last season ... has drawn the starting nod in 49 contests over his three years at Memphis ... recorded one point on an assist in the Tigers' 2-1 win over Alabama A & M ( 10/25)... made a pair of team saves in a 2-1 overtime loss at Saint Louis (10/29).

ment squad ... knocked home the gamewinning goal to give Memphis a 2-1 win over Charlotte in the season finale.

Has the potential to be one of the best defenders in the league ... one of the team's most durable players.

2002: One of a pair of 2002 | have started in all 18 games in <.uui... played defender and midfielder... reeled off 20 shots on the year... scored three goals and added a pair of assists for eight points ... all three goals came against league opponents... was named to the Memphis-Diadora All-Tourna-

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1 the season as the team's No. 1 goalie ... had an excellent PDL season ... constantly improving. 2003: Transferred to Memphis from Mid-Continent in K e n t u c k y ... made an immediate impact between the pipes ... assumed the starting goalie position in the second game of the season and drew starts in 13 of the 14 games he appeared in ... also started in seven C-USA matches ... led the Tiger goalkeeping corps with a 1.42 GAA and 37 saves ... made 20 saves in league play, while maintaining a 1.78 GAA ... collected six wins in goal for Memphis, including shutout performances against lona and UAB ... made a season-high five saves in losses to Evansville (9/21) and Cincinnati (10/1).

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2002 at Mid-Continent: Led MCC to an 18-4-1 record and a No. 9 ranking in NAIA national polls ... made 95 saves and had a 1.27 GAA in 1,917 minutes in goal ... MVP at the Casey Jones Village Soccer Classic at Union University ... named player of the week tour times in the Ken tucky Intercollegiate Athletic ConleR-ncc (KJ AC)... helped Mid-Continent finish as runners-up in the NAIA region XII soccer championship.

,^f' Prior to Mid-Continent: " MVP at the B Metropolitana ment in Argentina ... led his s< second-place f i n i s h in th< Alberto Kempes Tournament in Argentina ... part of the Argentina National Team U-16 ... helped lead his team to a runner-up finish in the NCCAA National Tournament.

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Andy Metcalf Forward Jr. • 6-0 • 160 Jackson, Tenn. Univ. School of Jackson

Had an explosive sophomore ign ... started in all 18 games ... .ceptional speed and can score ... e Tigers in scoring with a team24 points, 10 goals and four assists ... finished third in the I' points and fifth in goals scon corded four game-winning scores and nrnvided a pair of game-winning assists --tted multi-goal performan r it Centenary (9/6), Wiscon: e (9/14) and Lipscomb (

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14) ... scored three goals en route to earning Conference USA Player of the Week on Oct. 20 ... garnered All-Midwest region honors ... named to the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-America third team, the CoSIDA All-District IV team and all-C-USA second team. 2002: Saw playing time in 16 matches as a freshman with two starts ... drew starts in C-USA matches against South rida and DePaul ... finished the seathird on the team with five goals scored on the year for a total of 10 n«ints ... scored his first collegiate goal a 7-0 shutout of Lipscomb (9/11 /02) >tched his first multi-goal perforance with a pair of scores in the Ti-

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An exciting and crafty left-footer who poses defensive problems to opponents ... will be given the freedom to use his attacking qualities from the midfield 2003: Started in all region t h i r d straigh

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goals in a 1-0 win over UAB (I0/8)and a 5-1 win over Belmont (11/4). 2002: Earned C-USA all-freshman andNSCAA All-Midwest Region honors in his first year of collegiate competition ... named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 3 ... started in 16 of 18 contests he appeared in ... led the team w i t h seven assists, w h i l e r a n k i n g third with 13 points ... scored three goals as a rookie, including the pena l t y k i c k game w i n n e r in a 3-2 double-overtime victory in his first c o l l e g i a t e game a g a i n s t TCU ... made an immediate impact on the Memphis soccer program by scoring eight points in the first four matches

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PREP: Widely known as the top local prospect in Memphis as a senior at ECS ... earned a 2001 all-state sehe finished among the top five scorers in Shelby County ... served as team captain for his Memphis Rangers club squad w here he played along side current teammate Andy Metcalf ... helped lead the Rangers to state titles in 1997-98 and 2001.

Dayton O'Brien Midfielder Jr. • 5-11 • 155 Memphis, Tenn. Evangelical Christian

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Midfielder/Forward Jr. • 6-1 • 180 Dundalk, Ireland Thomas University (Ga.)

Midfielder Jr. • 5-11 • 155 Dublin, Ireland Dublin City University

A prolific scorer, McArdle transfers to Memphis from NAIA's Thomas University (Ga.) ^ coming off an excellent spring ^g, should lead the Tigers' attack.

Has the potential to be one of the best defenders in the league® coming off a breakout sophomore year. 2003: Earned his way into the starting lineup and saw action in 16 of the Tigers'18 contests ^ made starts in 14 matches, including all eight C-US A contests he appeared in & issued a red card against USF (11/1) which forced him to miss his only league contest vs. Charlotte. 2002: Appeared in just seven contests in his freshman season ^ recorded a couple of starts in the Tigers'defense jjfc saw action in three conference matches against TCU, USF and Marquette.

found success in track and field, capturing the 1999 all-Ireland triple jump crown and posting consecutive runner-up finishes in the 100m during the 1998-99 seasons ^ helped secure back-to-back all-Ireland 100m relay titles and was the 1999 all-Ireland 200m runner-up.

PREP: Participated in the prestigious "Milk Cup" in Colraine, Northern Ireland three times and served as the captain of his Colaiste Ide side ^ also

2003 at Thomas University: Named Thomas University's Offensive MVP after scoring 52 points on 21 goals and 10 assists as a sophomore ^ earned honorable mention all-American honors & led Thomas to a school-best 12-7-3 record and a No. 23 NAIA national ranking ^ received N AIA/NSCAA First Team AllRegion 13 recognition.

Transfers to M e m p h i s f r o m Dublin City University in Ireland ^ a technical player. Before Memphis: Played club soccer for two years with the Raheny United $|! comes with experience from playing quality club football in Ireland^ pursuing a degree in computer science.

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2002 at Thomas University: Scored seven points on a goal and five assists in his freshman year at Thomas. PREP: Product of Colaiste Ide prep program in Dublin, Ireland that produced current Tiger head coach Richie Grant, former assistant Paul Conway and teammates Michael Coburn, Gary Connolly and John Reilly.

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Midfielder So. • 5-11 • 175 Franklin, Term. Brentwood HS

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Has the technical and athletic ability to be an impact player in the conference ^f a versatile player who can play the midfielder and forward positions. 2003: One of two Tigers to make an impact in their freshman campaign ^ made an appearance in 18 games, making 17 starts at the midfield position ^ started in the first 14 games of his collegiate career ^ scored a goal and two assists for four points ^ started in eight of nine league games and scored three points on one goal and one assist <&. notched his first collegiate goal against Louisville (9/12) $£.. provided assists in a 2-2 tie against ECU (9/26) and a 2-1 win over Lipscomb (10/14). Prep: A four-year letterman and three-year starter at Brentwood High School ^ helped lead his team to a District 11AAA regular season championship in 2000 and a District 11AAA tournament championship in 2001 ^l led Brentwood to a Region 6 AAA Championship and a Region 5-6 SubState title in 2001 $j? has been a member of the Tennessee State Olympic

Enters an important season after a strong freshman year ^-coaches feel he's gotten stronger over the spring 4§- will be looked to imply his technical abilities in the game.

Development Program since 1997 and has served as the team captain since 1998 ^. chosen for the Tennessee State Region III Team Pool in 2000 $<£• garnered extensive recognition in Olympic Development play, leading his team to a Stale title in 2000 and the Raleigh Shootout U/18 Premier Championship in 2001 ^£. played for Richie Grant for the Tennessee Futbol Club ^ led TNFC to a Tennessee State Club runner-up finish in 2002 %£c a Tennessee ODP teammate of Tiger sophomore Brad Whitsitt.

2003: Came on strong in the final portion of the season fjjji saw action in 15 games, primarily as a reserve ^j|v made a trio of starts, including starting in each of the last two tilts ^ made his first start in a 2-1 win over Drury (10/18)^ registered two goals and three assists for seven points in his freshman season^ his first collegiate goal proved to be the gamewinner in a 2-1 Tiger win over Alabama A&M^|t had Memphis'most productive performance of the year, scoring a team-high five points on a goal and three assists in a 5-1 route of Belmont (11/4)^ his three assists vs. Belmont fell just one assist shy of the Memphis record of four |p fourth on the team in goals (2) and assists (3), while ranking fifth in points (7). Prep: Played for former Memphis standouts Didier Aur and Rogerio Lima at Christian Brothers High School fjjj: can play forward or midfield positions ^ a three-year

letter winner for the Purple Wave and helped lead them to three-consecutive Tennessee State Championships and national rankings in 2001 and '02^. scored 18 points on 10 assists and four goals while guiding CBHS to a 22-1 record and a No. 5 National ranking ^ named all-metro, all-region and all-tournament in the substate tournament ^ chosen to compete on the Tennessee Olympic Development Program Team jfe played club soccer for the Rangers' 85 squad and led them to a Superclub Regional Tournament Championship (£. coached by Richie Grant on the Rangers' team.

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D/MF Fr. • 6-1 • 175 Glasgow, Scotland Whitehill Secondary

Has great versatility^: can play a number of positions.

A busy right-sided player ^. good technical skills i£- excellent crosser.

PREP: A three-year letterwinner in soccer PREP: Can play forat Farragut High ward or midfielder ^£ School ^ team won earned four varsity letthe Tennessee AAA ters in soccer at State Championship in Hoover High School in 2003 and 2004 & se- Birmingham, Ala. ^t, lected all-state, all-area garnered first team alland all-region ^ fin- state, first team allished with 27 goals and metro and Hoover In15 assists his senior vitational Tournament year, helping his team all-tournament honors finish 24-2 ^ scored \jfe- led his team to a 2560 goals and had 30 as- 4-2 mark and the 6A sists in his high school state title in 2003 & career ^ coached by helped lead his club WallieCulbreth. team, the Vestavia Steamers to state championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

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Giattanooga,Tenn. McCallieHS True freshman ^j£. will use this year to learn his trade ^ expected to compete with Sebastian Vecchio for the starting position.

A strong, tough defender ^ excellent passer ^aggressive in the air^ expect him to improve as he gets experience from playing.

A left-sided player ;|£ very comfortable around the ball & an intelligent passer jjfc. gives team great options on the left side.

One of the most talented freshmen ^l will be called on to contribute in team's goal scoring ai'ea^o should compete to play a big part this season.

PREP: Product of Colaiste Ide prep program in Dublin, Ireland that produced current Tiger head coach Richie Grant, former assistant Paul Conway and teammates Cormac McArdle, Gary Connolly and John Reilly ^ plays center back and r i g h t fullback ^ strong physical player.

PREP: Only player on this year's team to hail from Scotland ^ prepped at Whitehill Secondary in Glasgow, Scotland ^j£ a versatile player who can play either defender or midfielder ^ played club soccer for Knightswood Juveniles in the West of Scotland 21 's Youth League.

PREP: Named to the PREP: A two-sport Tennessee Sports athlete at Fossil Ridge Writer Association AllHigh School, lettering State team as a senior in football as a quar- at McCallieHS & only terback and wide re- goalkeeper named to ceiver and soccer as a the Tennessee Athletic forward ^ scored 20 Coaches Association goals and added 11 as- All-State team in 2003 sists to lead Fossil Ridge ^; named the MVP in to a 19-5-3 record in the Tennessee-Georgia 2003 ^ recorded 50 Ail-Star game ^ allgoals and 14 assists in state his junior year and his career at FRHS ^ only keeper selected allholds the school's region^l had over 30 single-season and all- shutouts in high school time goals record ^'c ^ four-year letter winearned FRHS team of- ner in soccer &• also fensive MVP, Dallas lettered in basketball Morning News first- and football ^ kicked team all-area, Fort the field goal to win the Worth Star Telegram state championship in first-team all-area hon- his sophomore year %£,• ors and named 5-5A scored a goal and had District Offensive MVP two assists in one game as a senior $%.,• a second as a goalkeeper in the team all-district pick as Under-17 Tennessee a wide receiver in both Olympic Develophis junior and senior ment Team coached by seasons. Richie Grant.

: Helped lead his club team to a No. 20 national ranking and "-"'•-to-back Tennesstate championships in 2002 and 2003 '"% played for the'86 TN state Olympic E

velopment Program (ODP) team under the tutelage of Richie Grant '% a club teammate of Tiger freshman Brett Schreiber.

In just two years, junior Dayton O'Brien has already racked up the awards. After earning C-USA allfreshman honors in 2002, O'Brien followed by being named to the allC-USA second team last year.

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Defender MF/D Fr. • 5-8 • 145 Fr. • 6-1 • 180 St. Charles, Mo. Birmingham, Ala. Francis Howell Vestavia Hills HS Central HS A tough technical de- A strong left-footed fender ^ strikes the player ^excellent goball well fj| has the ing forward on the left quickness to play in the side ^ has the physiback. cal tools to be an impact as a freshman. PREP: A versatile athlete who can play de- PREP: Earned allfender or midfielder^ metro honors as a garnered all-confer- sophomore and junior ence first team honors at Vestavia High and named second School fj& helped lead team all-state and St. VHS to a Metro title as Louis Metro Select a senior & a club teamhonorable mention as mate of Tiger freshman a senior at Francis Tyler Camp ^ helped Howell Central High lead his club team, the School {§> his father, Vestavia Steamers, to Hannibal Najjar, is a three-consecutive state former Trinidad & Tocrowns in 2002, bago National Team Sj^ 2003 and 2004. coach.

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17 tyler Strom Goalkeeper Fr. • 6-5 • 200 Thornton, Colo. Horizon HS

19 Jared Touchstone Midfielder Fr. • 6-1 • 170 Atlanta, Ga. WoodwadAcadany

A fiery center forward True freshman goalie^i Has a strong backin the mold of former has great size^- needs ground with club socU of M star Tommy to be ready to play. cer in Georgia ^ a White ^ needs to fosolid player. cus on his strength to PREP: Three-year have an impact this starting goalkeeper at PREP: A four-year varHorizon HS S first sity starter at Woodward year. team all-conference Academy in Atlanta, PREP: A four-time 2002-2003 g, first Ga.^i Atlanta Journal letterwinner in soccer team north area all-re- First-Team All County at Science Hill High gion in 2003 <%.• all- 2002,2003 and 2004 ^ School®- received all state honorable men- team MVP 2002, 2003 district and all-region tion in 2003 ^coached and 2004^ team caprecognition in his byArtDrotar ^ joins tain his senior year ^-. sophomore and junior team after playing for led team his senior year seasons €? helped lead the Colorado Rapids re- to the 2004 AAAA state his club team, Knox- serve PDL team ^i championship with ville-Diadora '86 to a trained by former Colo- game-winning goal ^ No. 20 national ranking rado Rapids (MLS) region champions and a pair of Tennessee goalkeeper coach 2002-2004 S played state championships in Daniel Gonzalez and with United Quest 84/ goalkeeper David 85 S 2003 U-18 Geor2002 and 2003. Kramer. gia state champions ^ played for the No. 4 national ranked U-19 Norcross Fury ^ coached by former U.S. national soccer player Bruce Murray.

Sophomore midfielder Brad Whitsitt is the last Tiger to record three assists in one game. Whitsitt scored a team-high five points on a goal and three assists in a 5-1 route of Belmont on Nov. 4, 2003.

Adam Raborn Midfielder Fr. • 5-8 • 150 Baton Rouge, La. Robert E. Lee HS

Had a spring with the team % understands the demands of the program % he'll be looking to compete to get in the starting 1 1 . US Marine Corps: active duty in the United States Marine Corps % a member of

the All-Marine soccer team in 2001 % plans on returning to the Marine Corps as a pilot upon graduation.

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PREP: A three-year letterman at Concordia Lutheran High School ^ led his team to a 145-1 record and an appearance in the Texas state quarterfinals in his senior season f|. torched opposing defenses with 52 goals and seven assists in his freshman and sophomore years to earn alldistrict and all-state honors, as well as being named the team's offensive MVP IF seta school and districtrecord with 31 goals in his freshman campaign jjj? earned Lutheran High School all-American recognition as a freshman ^ broke his 31 -goal record with 39 goals as a senior to lead all Houston-area players il* added 12 assists in his senior campaign.

soccer y& earned allstate recognition in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

Prep: A three-year letterman in soccer and track in his prep career at Robert E. Lee % a pole vaulter in high school % a four-time all-district selection in

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2003 Season Recap X"T| .y arking the 17th sea\• /m son in which Mem/ Y I phis men's soccer •^ finished with a record of .500 or better, the Tigers finished 2003 with an 8-8-2 record. The season also stands as the second-consecutive season, and the third in four years, Memphis finished with a .500 or better record under head coach Richie Grant. "I think our non-conference record in the last few years has been positive and shows we are playing a good competitive schedule," Grant said. "While

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our record is good, our focus is on C-USA results." The task was not an easy one as the Tigers struggled to a 1-6-2 finish in Conference USA play. Grant's troops dropped six games by a single goal, four of which came in league action, and saw their streak of games without being shutout come to an end at 27 in a 1-0 loss at Evansville. Sophomores Andy Metcalf and Dayton O'Brien led the Tigers' offense that dominated the opposition in nearly all offensive categories. As a team, the Tigers finished second in the league in goals scored and outscored and outshot its opponents, while also holding a sizeable advantage in corner kicks. While the offense pressured opposing defenses, the U of M defense forced 74 offsides penalties against rival attacks. "The brand of soccer we want to play is attacking minded, and our statistics show that we have been able to score goals and create chances," Grant said. With just three seniors on the squad— defender Dusty Brezovsky, senior captain and third team All-C-USA performer Graham Gibbs and goalkeeper Clark Talley— the play of underclassmen was vital to the team's success. Led by Metcalf and O'Brien, the underclassmen combined to score all 87 points on the year. "Dayton (O'Brien) and Andy (Metcalf) are both attacking minded payers, and we gave them at-

tacking responsibilities in the game,'' the score is when you lose," Grant Grant said. "We relied heavily on said. "We didn't enjoy the feeling, their ability to create and score dur- but it will give us good preparation ing the season." for next year. It was frustrating, but Metcalf led the way with a we all learned from it." team-high 24 points on 10 goals Memphis would again be and four assists. The Jackson, heartbroken in a 4-3 double-overTenn., native was showered with time decision against Louisville postseason accolades, being just two games later. After a pair named to the NSCAA/Adidas of wins against Wisconsin-MilAll-Midwest Region second waukee and lona, the Tigers team, the 2003 CoSIDA Aca- would fall victim to the shutout for demic All-America third team, the first time since the 2001 seathe CoSIDA All-District IV team son in a 1-0 loss at Evansville. and all-C-USA second team. A 79* minute goal by O'Brien also improved on Marquette would send Memphis his freshman campaign scoring to its third one-goal loss of the 23 points on nine goals and a season and second in C-USA team-high five assists en route play. But the Tigers were able to to earning All-C-USA second bounce back to defeat No. 21 team honors. The two-time All- UAB, 1-0, on Dayton O'Brien's Midwest region third team selec- direct free kick that found its way tion led the Tigers with nine over the UAB defensive wall and points and four goals in confer- inside the right post. ence competition, including a Memphis would suffer its two-goal performance against fifth and sixth one-goal defeats Marquette and the game-win- at the hands of Saint Louis and ning goal in Memphis' lone C- USF, respectively. The Tigers dropped a 2-1 overtime contest USA triumph over UAB. Heartbreaking losses were to the Billikens before falling to the theme of the 2003 season as the Bulls by the same score. Memphis opened the season Grant's crew responded with its against UNC-Wilmington in the highest scoring output of the Memphis-Diadora Tournament. A season in a 5-1 route of Belmont. last minute goal by UNCW sent The U of M secured a .500 the Tigers to their first home- campaign (8-8-2) with a 1-1 tie opening loss in seven tries dat- against eventual C-USA Touring back to the 1990 season. nament runner-up Charlotte in "It never really matters what the season finale.


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Memphis Tigers vs. Dallas Burn March 13, 2004 * m * he University of Memphis held the I j Major League Soccer's Dallas Burn J_ offense scoreless through the first half of action, but were shutout 4-0 on March 13, 2004 in Dallas, Texas. Eddie Johnson scored two goals to lead Dallas past the Tigers on a chilly, rain soaked field at the University of Texas at Dallas. Two hundred fans showed up to cheer on the two teams as goals from Dallas captain Bobby Rhine and Jason Thompson completed the Burn score sheet. All four goals came in the second half of play. "We defended very well in the first half," said Memphis head coach Richie Grant. "We got a tremendous team effort, and it was a positive experience for our team. We are encouraged about what we got out of the game." Memphis put together a trio of scoring

chances throughout the contest, with the best chance coming in the second half when Andy Metcalf outraced a Dallas defender to a ball played forward by Graham Gibbs. However, Metcalf then missed the shot. Notable Tiger performers along with Metcalf were Daniel Dobson, Cormac McArdle and Gibbs. "Dobson was an outstanding performer for us today," Grant said. "He anchored the defense, was composed on the ball, excellent in the air and tough in the tackle. He proved that he can play at the professional level. "Cormac (McArdle) was good at left fullback. It was tough for them to defend him coming forward." The spring meeting with Dallas is the Tigers' first ever matchup against a MLS team.

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Top: For the first time ever, the Memphis Tigers took on a MLS team as it battled the Dallas Burn on March 13, 2004. Bottom: The 2004 U of M spring team.

Dallas Burn Starting Lineup Jason Thompson Eddie Johnson Bobby Rhine (c) Brad Davis Jordan Stone Ty Maurin Philip Salyer David Wagenfuhr Matt Behncke Steve Jolley Scott Garlick

Memphis Tigers Starting Lineup Andy Metcalf Dayton O'Brien Dan Saffer Graham Gibbs John Reilly Harrison Kiser Justin Dyer Daniel Dobson Reid Greenslade Gary Connolly Clark Talley

Score Sheet 55' 57' 76' 85'

- Eddie Johnson (Philip Salyer) - Bobby Rhine (Ronnie O'Brien) - Eddie Johnson (Eric Quill) - Jason Thompson (unassisted)

2003 Tommy Smith Banquet x-»—' he University of Mem- to Andy Metcalf at the banquet. The award is named after » i phis men's soccer team JL held its fourth annual former Memphis star forward Tommy Smith Banquet on Fri- Tommy Smith who passed away day, Nov. 7, 2003. suddenly on March 18, 2000. The Tommy Smith played for the Tigers from Smith Award, Tommy Smith which is given 1992-95, cumuAward Winners to the Tiger lating 77 games Andy Metcalf and scoring 15 player that most 2003 2002 John Reilly e x e m p l i f i e s 2001 goals with 11 asChris Schmidt high academic 2000 sists. Nick Glaser standards, dediThe 2003 bancation, love of the game and quet showcased a special twist as sportsmanship, was presented all three Memphis men's soccer

head coaches were present for the first time. Former Tiger head coaches Peter Beimel and Chris Battels were in attendance and participated in the evening. "This is a special night for our program, for current players and our alumni to come back . and remember the importance of Tommy to our program." said head coach Richie Grant.

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Coach Richie Grant, left, and Coach Brooks Monaghan, right, with WMC-TV 5 sports director, Jarvis Greer, at the Tommy Smith Banquet.

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2003 Season Statistics & Results OVERALL (8-8-2) V\ / (1-6-2) \-*- *•* / (7-2-0) V * ~" /

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFFRFNCF No. 14 07 23 15 22

08 09 12 18 20 11

21 10 03

02 16 06 26 24

QI

No.

26 01

PLAYER GP METCALF, Andy 18 O'BRIEN, Dayton 18 JARUN, Omar 17 DOBSON, Daniel 14 WHITSITT, Brad 15 KISER, Harrison 18 REILLY, John 18 GREENSLADE, Reid 13 CUMMINGS, Peter 17 DYER, Justin 17 KAWALIT, Alex 2 THOMAS, Jonathan 10 ALKOTZER, Avi 12 SAFFER, Daniel 8 BREZOVSKY, Dusty 17 CONNOLLY, Gary 16 GIBBS, Graham 14 VECCHIO, Sebastian 14 GAL, Ohad 2 7 TALLEY. Clark Total 18 Opponents 18 GOALTENDERS GP VECCHIO, Sebastian 14 TALLEY. Clark 6

Total Opponents

18 18

mm

HOME (d-d-Ti (0-3-2) V /

v

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v

G

A

10 9 6 2 9 1

4 5 1

Pts 24 23 13

4 3

8 7

2

4

0 1 0 0 0 0

3

3 2 1 1 1 0

32 10 13 19 5 10 5 1 6

0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0

6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 24

0 0

4

0 0 31 29

0 1 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 Q 87 82

Minutes GA 1265 :23 20 9 427 :18 1692 :41 29 1692 :41 31

Sh 59 38

44

4 3 1 0 0 Q 260

188

Shot% .169 .237 .136 .062 .200 .077 .000 .200 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .119 .154

SOG 36 20 18 8 3 8 3 1

2 0 1 2 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

115 82

Avg

Saves

Pet

1.42 1 90 1.54 1.65

37 12 53

.649 .571 .646 .730

84

Date Sept. 05, 2003* $

Opponent UNC-Wilmington

W/L L

Score 2-3

Attend 356

Sept. 06, 2003* $

Centenary

W

2-1

356

Sept. 12, 2003%

at LOUISVILLE

L02

3-4

2,135

Sept. 14, 2003%

UW Milwaukee

W

3-2

-

Sept. 19, 2003+

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W

2-0

150

Sept. 21, 2003+ Sept. 26, 2003*

at Evansville EAST CAROLINA

L T02

0-1 2-2

379 317

Oct. 01, 2003* Oct. 04. 2003

CINCINNATI at MARQUETTE

L L

0-2 2-3

127 459

Oct. 08, 2003 Oct. 11, 2003* Oct. 14, 2003*

at UAB DEPAUL Lipscomb

W L W

1-0 0-2 2-1

958 182 123 255

Oct. 18. 2003*

Drury

W

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Oct. 25, 2003*

Alabama A&M

W

2-1

269

Oct. 29, 2003 Nov. 01, 2003* Nov. 04, 2003

at SAINT LOUIS USF at Belmont

L OT L W

1-2 1-2 5-1

347 416

Nov. 08, 2003*

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0 1 0 0

0-0

0

0-0

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

0

0-0

0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0

0-0

0 0

0-0 0-0

8

3-4

0-0

0

1-1

8

L 6

2

2

8 8

8 8

I 2 0 2 2

Tiger Scorers O'Brien (penalty kick) O'Brien (unassisted) Metcalf(Reilly) Metcalf(Dobson) Riser (unassisted) larun (Dobson) lanm (Metcalf) Metcalf(O'Brien) Jarun (O'Brien) Metcalf (Dobson) Jarun (Metcalf) Metcalf (Reilly: Jarun)

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TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored average Shot pet. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pet. Shots/Game Assists CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Fouls Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Tntal

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31-260 29-188 1.66 1.56 .119 .154 115-260 82-188 .442 .436 1^4 -in A 2« 109 80 3-4 1-1 251 28

229 33

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Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg

10/307

6/1028 2/75

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UM 16 15 0 0 Opponents 12 15 1 1 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UM 105 145 5 4 259 Opponents 75 105 6 3 189 SAVES BY PERIOD 1 st 2nd OT OT2 Total UM 28 22 ; Opponents 26 55 ; CORNER KICKS UM Opponents

1st 2nd OT OT2 Total 50 55 I 26 52 2 0

FOULS BY PERIOD 1 st 2nd OT OT2 Total UM 118 125 4 4 251 Opponents 120 106 r "

Dobson (Riser) Jarun (O'Brien; Dobson) O'Brien (penalty kick) O'Brien (Reilly) O'Brien (unassisted) Metcalf (Riser) Metcalf (Kawalit) O'Brien (penalty kick) Metcalf (O'Brien) Dobson (O'Brien; Dyer) Whitsitt (Mctcalt) Metcalf (Cummings) O'Brien (unassisted) O'Brien (unassisted) O'Brien (Whitsitt) Metcalf (Whitsitt) Jarun (Whitsitt) Whitsitt (Metcalf) Greenslade (unassisted) Members of the men's and women's soccer teams assist with the Special Olympics held at Echles Field in 2003.

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C-USA Standings/Postseason Honors Final 2003 Standings (All Matches) # Cincinnati #, & Saint Louis Louisville Charlotte USF UAB Marquette DePaul Memphis East Carolina

Conference W-L-T Pet H 6-2-1 .722 3-1-0 6-2-1 .722 2-1-1 5-2-2 .676 4-0-1 4-3-2 .556 3-1-1 4-3-2 .556 2-1-1 4-3-2 .556 1-2-1 44-1 .500 4-1-0 4-5-0 .444 3-2-0 1-6-2 .222 0-3-2 0-8-1 .055 04-0

A 3-1-1 4-1-0 1-2-1 1-2-1 2-2-1 3-1-1 0-3-1 1-3-0 1-3-0 04-1

W-L-T 10-4-6 15-4-3 11-7-3 7-9-4 7-8-3 10-5-5 9-9-1 8-11-0 8-8-2 4-10-2

Pet .650 .750 .595 .450 472 .625 .500 421 .500 .313

H 5-2-1 6-1-2 6-2-1 3-2-2 4-2-2 4-2-1 8-2-0 6-3-0 4-4-2 14-0

Overall A N 5-1-4 0-1-1 6-3-0 3-0-1 1-3-1 4-2-1 2-5-1 1-2-1 3-3-1 0-3-0 3-2-3 3-1-1 0-7-1 1-04) 1-5-0 1-2-0 2-4-0 2-0-0 3-6-2 0-0-0

Stk. Tl LI LI Tl LI LI L2 L2 Tl Tl

#C-USA Co-Champions &C-US A Tournament Champion

SHOTS

m 1. 2. 3 4 5 6. 7 8 9 10.

Team Stats

Team UAB Saint Louis Louisville Cincinnati Memphis Marquette East Carolina Charlotte DePaul South Florida

GP 20 22 21 20 18 19 17 20 19 18

POINTS

No. 338 288 282 279 260 233 205 201 194 191

Avg/G 16.90 13.09 13.43 13.95 14.44 12.26 1206 1005 10.21 10.61

m 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8.

Individual Stats

Plaver-Team GP IBISEVIC, Vedad-SLU22 LEE, Chris-MAR 17 BIRD, Simon-Lou 20 METCALF,Andy-MEM 18 O'BRIEN, Dayton-MEM 18 JOHN, William-SLU 22 MONTEIRO. Jers-UAB 20 GARDNER, Josh-CIN20 DE OLIVEIRA.-UAB 20 DiRAIMONDO,-SLU 22

G 18 14 12 10 9 9 8 6 5 4

Ast. 4 2 5 4 5 5 3 6 1 8 10

Pts. Avg/G 40 1.82 30 1.76 29 1.45 24 1.33 23 1.28 23 1 .05 19 0.95 8 0.90 18 0.90 18 0.82

GOALS

POINTS m 1 2. 3. 5 6 7 8 9 10

Team Saint Louis UAB Marquette Louisville Cincinnati Memphis South Florida Charlotte East Carolina DePaul

GP T> ?0 19 '1 20 18 18 20 17 19

No. 115 111 94 94 86 84 70 63 61 46

Avg/G 523 5.55 4.95 4.48 4 30 4 67 3.89 3 15 359 242

m 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.

Player-Team GP IBISEVIC, Vedad-SLU ... 22 LEE, Chris-MAR 17 BIRD, Simon-Lou 20 METCALF, Andy-MEM 18 O'BRIEN, Dayton-MEM ...18 JOHN William-SLU 22 MONTEIRO, Jerso-UAB 20 KOWALESKI, Matt-ECU 14 KOHLMEYER. Bla-MAR18 WEST, Hunter-USF 18

No. 18 14 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 7

Avg/G 0.82 0.82 0.60 0.56 050 041 0.40 0.50 0.39 0.39

ASSISTS

GOALS ## 1 2 3 4. 6 7. 8 9. 10

Team Saint Louis UAB Louisville Memphis Cincinnati Marquette South Florida Charlotte East Carolina DePaul

GP 22 20 21 18 20 19 18 20 17 19

No. 42 35 32 31 31 30 25 23 21 16

Avg/G 91 75 52 .72 55 58 .39 .15 .24 084

## 1. 3. 5 6. 8.

ASSISTS * 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6. 7 8. 9 10

Team UAB . Marquette Saint Louis Louisville Cincinnati Memphis South Florida East Carolina Charlotte DePaul

.

GP 20 19 22 21 20 18 18 17 20 19

No. 41 34 31 30 24 22 20 19 17 14

Avg/G 2.05 .79 .41 43 20 .22 11 .12 0 85 074

Plavcr-Team GP AVREN, Reed-ECU 17 DiRAIMONDO, Joh-SLU 22 GUTIERREZ, Dere-MAR 19 DE OLIVEIRA, Lea-UAB 20 DARBY Matt-MAR 19 TERMINESI, Marc-LOU 17 GARDNER, Josh-CIN .... 20 O'BRIEN, Dayton-MEM ...18 FRANKS, Floyd-CHA ... 18 RAYO Jose-UAB 18 BIRD. Simon-LOU 20 JOHN, William-SLU 22

No. 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5

Avg/G 0.59 0.45 0.42 0.40 0.37 0.35 0.30 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.25 0.23

GAME-WINNINGGOALS ## 1 3.

Plaver-Team GP BIRD Simon-LOU 20 JOHN, William-SLU 22 METCALF,Andy-MEM 18 RAYO Jose-UAB 18 KOHLMEYER, Blair-MAR 18 GARDNER, Josh-CIN .... 20 IBISEVIC, Vedad-SLU ... 22

No. 5 5 4 4 4 4 4

Avg/G 0 25 0.23 0.22 022 0.22 0.20 0.18

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All-Conference First Team F: Simon Bird, Louisville F: Chris Lee, Marquette F: Vedad Ibisevic, Saint Louis MF: Tim Brown, Cincinnati MF: Josh Gardner, Cincinnati MF: Leandro de Oliveira, UAB MF: Marin Pusek, UAB D: Adrian Cann, Louisville D: Nick Gannon, Saint Louis D: Tony McManus, UAB GK: Brad Sokolowski, Louisville

Second Team F: Will John, Saint Louis F: Andy Metcalf, Memphis F: Mira Mupier, Charlotte MF: John DiRaimondo, Saint Louis MF: Brian Grazier, Saint Louis MF: Floyd Franks, Charlotte MF: Dayton O'Brien, Memphis D: Brandon Dobbs, Cincinnati D: Anders Cedergren, Cincinnati D: Andy Pusateri, Saint Louis GK: Martin Hutton, Saint Louis

Third Team F: Jerson Monteiro, UAB F: Hunter West, USF F: Derek Guiterrez, Marquette MF: Clyde Simms, East Carolina MF: Keeron Benito, USF MF: Cooper McKee, Saint Louis MF: Nnamdi Ngwe, UAB D: Graham Gibbs, Memphis D: Joe Lampert, Charlotte D: Matt Neely, Louisville GK: John Adams, Cincinnati

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Memphis Tigers Soccer Records CAREER

SINGLE-SEASON

SINGLE-GAME

Games 83 82

Name Pat Fischer 2 tied

Year 1983-86

Games

Name

Year

24 24

Bernard Licari Tommy Smith

1993 1993

Goals 49 45 37

Name Morton Akerfors Sean Eraser GarethO'Sullivan

Years 1987-90 1998-01 1989-92

Goals 18 17 16

Name Sean Fraser Morton Akerfors Sean Fraser

Year 2001 1987 2000

Assists 22 22 19

Name RogerioLima Donal McDonagh 3 tied

Years 1996-97 1986-88

Assists 12 10 10

Name RogerioLima RogerioLima David Jackson

Year 1997 1996 1984

Points 109 104 90

Name Sean Eraser Morton Akerfors Donal McDonagh

Years 1998-01 1987-90 1986-88

Points 42 41 37

Name Sean Fraser Sean Fraser Morton Akerfors

Year 2001 2000 1987

Shots 293

Name Donal McDonagh

Years 1986-88

Shots 113

Name Donal McDonagh

Year 1986

Saves 416 298 275

Name EJ.GiUey Brooks Monaghan Brian Covey

Years 1983-87 1992-94 1996-98

Saves 169 141 112

Name EJ.Gilley EJ.GiUey Brooks Monaghan

Year 1983 1984 1993

Shutouts 24

Name Brooks Monaghan

Years 1992-94

Shutouts Name 11 Brooks Monaghan

Year 1992

GAA 1.40 1.52

Name Brooks Monaghan Brian Covey

Years 1992-94 1996-98

GAA 0.80 1.08 (minimum

Year 1992 19%

Name Brooks Monaghan Brian Covey 1000 minutes)

Year 2000 1997 1994

Assists 59 49 48 46

Year 2000 1997 2002 1996

Shots 420

Year 1983

Shots Against 220

Year 2000

Saves 174

Year 1983 Year 1992 1996 1986 Year 1992

Points 177 163

Year 2000 1997

Sho. 11 9 8

Goals Against 16

Year 1992

G.A.A. 0.80

TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Goals 10 10 Points 32 Assists 12 Shots 41 Saves 24

Opp. Lipscomb Lipscomb Opp. Lipscomb Opp. Lipscomb Opp. Rhodes Opp. Wake Forest

Date 11/7/01 11/24/00 Date 11/24/00 Date 11/24/00 Date 9/28/88 Date 9/29/84

lAj^m^.jn mt ^ ^TK a Morten T^^HR I Akerfors ^fer^: - V 1 netted a T*-j*-£SIIW»: 1 career-high 49 lv goals for the * -4 Tigers from 1 1987-90.

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SINGLE-SEASON TEAM RECORDS Goals 59 57 55

Goals Player vs. Opponent Date 5 Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb 1 1/7/01 Assists Player Date 4 John Cooke vs. SW Missouri 10/18/87 Points Player Date 11 Sean Eraser vs. Lipscomb 1 1/7AH Shots Player Date 15 Donal McDonagh vs. So. Miss 1 1/1 1/88 Saves Player Date 24 EJ.Gilley vs. Wake Forest 9/29/84

MISCELLANEOUS GAME Fewest Shots Taken Fewest Shots Allowed Largest Margin of Victory Largest Margin of Defeat

2 (Evansville, 1989, South Alabama, 1993, Saint Louis, 1998) 0 (vs. Lipscomb, 2001) 10 (10-0 vs. Lipscomb, 2000) 11 (0-11 at Alabama A&M, 1982)

SEASON Winning Streak 8(1986-1987) Home 9 (1992-1993) Away 4 (1996-1997) Losing Streak 7 (1991) Home 4 (2002) Away 11 (1994-95) Unbeaten Streak...lO (1986-1987) Home 15 (199 9 -1993) Winless Streak 7 (1991) Away 18 (1993-1995)

Consecutive Shutout Minutes: Brian Covey, 489, 1996 Consecutive Shutouts: Brian Covey, 5, 1996 CAREER 20 Onnls/ 20 Assists: Rogerio Lima 23/22/96-97 Donald McDonagh 34/22, '86-88


All-Time Tiger Honor Roll All-South Region Rogerio Lima (1996, 1997) Thomas Ohlmeier (1993) Trevor Buckland (1988, 1989) Donal McDonagh (1988) Second Team NSCAA/Adidas All-Midwest Region

Andy Metcalf (2003) Sean Fraser (2001) Third Team NSCAA/Adidas All-Midwest Region

Dayton O'Brien (2002, 2003) Chris Schmidt (2002) First Team All-Conference USA Sean Fraser (2000, 2001) Rogerio Lima (1996, 1997) Second Team All-Conference USA Andy Metcalf (2003) Dayton O'Brien (2003) Chris Schmidt (2002) Stephen Lewis (2000) Justin Stralka (2000, 2001) Fergal Forde (1995, 1996) Bernard Licari (1995) Third Team All-Conference USA Lars Thorstsensen (2000, 2001) Stephen Lewis (2001) Matt Briggs (1998) Steven Brooks (1998) Jeremy Tutor (1997) Conference USA All-Freshman Team Graham Gibbs (2003)

Dayton O'Brien (2002) Daniel Ronan (2002) Omar Jarun (2002) Clark Talley (2000) Sean Fraser (1998) Nick Glaser (1997) Steven Brooks (1996) Brian Covey (1996) Conference USA Coach of the Year Richie Grant (2000) Conference USA Player of the Week Andy Metcalf (10-20-03) Dayton O'Brien (9-3-02) Daniel Dobson (9-3-02) Graham Gibbs (9-9-02) Lars Thorstensen (10-1-01) Lars Thorstensen (9-18-00) Sean Fraser (9-11-00) Steven Brooks (9-14-98) Brian Covey (11-2-96) Rolando Aguillon (9-18-95) CoSIDA Acadcmica All-Amcrican Third Team

Andy Metcalf (2003) GTE Academic Third Team All-American Matt Briggs (1998) First Team All-Great Midwest Conference Russell Church (1993) Gareth O'Sullivan (1992) Scott Spencer (1992) Brooks Monaghan (1992) Jim Hink (1991)

Gareth O'Sullivan (1991) Second Team All-Great Midwest Conference Thomas Ohlmeier (1992, 1993) Frank Pileggi (1991, 1992) Scott Spencer (1991) Newcomer of the Year Bernard Licari (1993) CMC Championship MVPs Brooks Monaghan (defense) (1993) Bernard Licari (offense) (1993) CMC Coach of the Year Chris Bartels (1991) Soccer America National Player of the Week Brooks Monaghan (11-9-93) Verizon All-District IV Andy Metcalf (2003) Chris Schmidt (2002) C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Chris Schmidt (2002) Tommy Smith Award Andy Metcalf (2003) John Reilly (2002) Chris Schmidt (2001) Nick Glaser (2000)

THE LAST TIME A TIGER...

Scored 5 Goals: Scored 4 Goals: Scored 3 Goals: Recorded 4 Assists: Recorded 3 Assists: Recorded 10 Shot: Recorded 20 Saves: Recorded 15 Saves: Recorded 10 Saves: Recorded Back-to-Back Shutouts: Scored two goals in under a minute: Stopped a Penalty Kick:

Sean Fraser vs.Lipscomb (2001) Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb (2000) Matt Bryant vs. Lipscomb (2001) John Cooke vs. SW Missouri State (1987) Brad Whitsitt vs Belmont (2003) Donal McDonagh vs. USM (1988), 15 shots E.J. Gilley vs. Wake Forest (1984), 24 saves E.J. Gilley vs. Wake Forest (1984), 24 saves Brian Covey vs. Portland (1997), 11 saves Brian Covey (5) (1996) Jeremy Tutor vs. W.Kentucky (1997), 0:53 Brooks Monaghan vs. Southern Indiana (1992)

THE LAST TIME THE TIGERS...

Sean Fraser scored a school-record five goals in the Tigers 10-0 shutout of Lipscomb on Nov. 7,2001.

Scored 10 Goals In a Game: Scored Seven Goals In a Game: Scored Six Goals In a Game: Scored Five Goals in a Half: Notched 10 Assists In a Game: Attempted 40 Shots: Attempted 35 Shots: Attempted 30 Shots: Involved in a 0-0 Tie: Were shutout:

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vs. Lipscomb (2001), 10-0 vs. Central Florida (2000), 7-1 vs. New Mexico (2000), 6-2 vs. Lipscomb (2001), 5 (2nd half) vs. Lipscomb (2001), 10 vs. Rhodes (1988), 41 shots vs. Rhodes (1988), 41 shots vs. Lipscomb, (2000), 31 shots at No. 1 Creighton, 9/1/01 L, 0-2, vs. DePaul, 10/11/03

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All-Time Series & Coaching Records UOFM OPPONENT Alabama A&M UAB

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Alabama-Huntsville Appalachian State Arkansas-Little Rock Belhaven Belmont Birmingham Southern Boca Raton Bowling Green State Bradley UC Santa Barbara Centenary Central Arkansas Central Florida Charlotte Christian Brothers Cincinnati Coastal Carolina Covenant Creighton Dayton Davidson DePaul Drake Drury College Duke Earlham College East Carolina Eastern Michigan Evansville Florida Atlantic Florida Tech Fordham Georgia State Hartwick Illinois State Illinois-Chicago Indiana lona John Brown Kentucky Liberty Lipscomb Lindenwood Louisville Marquette

W-L-T

GOALS

7-5-0 12-11-0 3-4-2

32 47 16 0

0-1-1

1-0-0 0-1-0

2 1 2

0-2-1 0-1-1

1-0-0

16

4-2-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 2-7-2 13-2-1 9-12-0

7

11 12 45 40 2 4

1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-1-0 1-0-0 11-4-1 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0

0 3 5 30 1 7 0 4

7 3 1 1

2-0-1

1-0-0 0-5-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-6-1 1-0-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-0-0

0

3 10 1 4 4 1 2 7 2 1 29 4

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On> GOALS YEARS 28 1982-00, 2003 39 1982-03 17 1982-90 1 1985-86 9 1987-95 15 1982-90 5 1996-03 1 2000 3 1991 9 1989-97 3 1989-90 1 1998 10 1992-99,2003 5 1998-99 1 1992, 00 28 1988-03 15 1985-00 38 1984-03 1 1993 3 1982 0 2001 4 1993-94 3 1988 18 1990-03 2 2001 3 1997-98, 2003 4 1994 0 1985 5 2001-03 1 1991 10 1987-96, 2003 1 1993 5 1990 2 1999 20 1982-89 0 1999 7 1986-89 5 1994, 01 9 1987-93 0 2003 1 1984-96 2 1991-92 3 1989-90 1 2000-03 4 1983-84 25 1983-03 18 1988-03

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Chris Bartels rallied the troops to a 110-89-19 record in his 11 seasons as the Memphis coach, including guiding the Tigers to the Great Midwest Conference Championship in 1993.

OPPONENT Mercer Miami (Ohio) Millsaps Ole Miss Missouri-Rolla Missouri-St. Louis New Mexico Nicholls State UNLV UNC-Wilmington North Texas Northeast Louisiana Northeast Missouri Northeastern Northeastern Illinois Oral Roberts Portland (Ore.) Quincy College Radford Rhodes College Saint Louis San Francisco South Alabama South Florida Southeast Missouri SIU-Edwardsville Southern Indiana Southern Methodist Southern Mississippi Southwest Missouri Stetson Tennessee Tennessee Tech Tennessee-Martin TCU

W-L-T I -0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 0-5-0 2-3-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 13-1-1 3-15-1 1-0-0 5-7-1 1-11-2 4-1-1 3-3-0 3-0-0 0-2-0

UOFM GOALS 5 4 3 4 11 6 12 6 2 5 3 2 0 2 5 12 3 2 0 61 16 9 16 18 14 7 9

0

1-0-0 3-3-1 1-0-1

3 16 8

2-1-1

9 10

3-0-0 3-0-0 1-2-1

15 8

Tulsa 2-0-0 6 Vanderbilt 11-5-2 39 Virginia Tech 1-0-3 6 Wake Forest 2-1-0 4 1 Washington 0-1-0 2 West Virginia 1-0-0 Western Illinois 1 0-2-0 Western Kentucky 6-5-1 23 Western Michigan 1-0-0 3 UW Milwaukee 1-0-0 3 Wisconsin Parkside 0-1-0 0 Xavier 1-0-0 4 Totals 216-178-38 803 Year Coach W-L-T Conf. Home 1982 PeterBermel 7-11-2 6-4-1 n/a 9-8-3 1983 PeterBermel n/a 5-2-2 1984 PeterBermel 10-9-3 n/a 8-4-0 12-7-2 1985 PeterBermel n/a 8-3-1 14-4-2 1986 PeterBermel n/a 8-0-1 9-9-2 1987 PeterBermel n/a 6-4-0 Totals 61-48-14 41-17-5 n/a 1988 Chris Bartels 8-7-3 n/a 5-2-1 10-10-1 n/a 1989 Chris Bartels 6-5-0 10-9-1 n/a 7-2-1 1990 Chris Bartels 7-9-2 5-3-1 1991 Chris Bartels 4-1-0 14-3-2 1992 Chris Bartels 4-0-1 8-0-1 1993 Chris Bartels 13-9-2 1-4-1 10-2-1 11-8-2 1994 Chris Bartels 2-4-0 9-1-1 6-10-2 5-2-1 1995 Chris Bartels 1-6-1 11-7-1 1996 Chris Bartels 3-5-0 6-4-0 10-8-2 1997 Chris Bartels 2-5-1 6-3-1 1998 Chris Bartels 10-9-1 2-5-1 4-3-0 Totals 110-89-19 71-27-8 19-30-5 1999 Richie Grant 7-11-0 2-6-0 4-5-0 2000 Richie Grant 14-6-0 6-4-0 6-3-0 2001 Richie Grant 6-9-2 4-3-1 3-6-1 2002 Richie Grant 10-7-1 4-4-0 3-7-1 2003 Richie Grant 8-8-2 1-6-2 4-4-2 Totals 45-41-5 15-29-4 22-19-3 All-Time Totals 216-178-38 34-59-9 134-63-16

OPP GJJALS

YEARS 1988 2 1989 3 1982-83 1 1982-83 8 1984-89 17 1984-88 1990-00 9 0 1990 1 1998 5 2002-03 2 1987 7 1984-95 1 1982 1 2002 1 1994 1 1989-99 8 1995-97 3 1992-93 2 1990 13 1982-91 43 1991-02 1 2002 22 1982-95 46 1984-03 9 1982-91 11 1986-93 2 1992-94 1982, 01 16 0 1988 10 1987-99 5 2000, 02 6 1982-85 2 1982-84 4 1982-84 1 1 1982-83. 01-02 2 1996-97 31 1982-97, 01-02 4 1983-87 8 1983-85 8 1995 1993 0 5 1998, 00 14 1986-02 1994 0 2 2003 4 1990 2 1986 642 (22 years) Road Neutral 1-7-1 4-5-0 0-1-1 1-5-2 1-0-1 _ 4-4-1 3-4-1 3-0-0 3-5-0 0-0-2 16-30-5 4-1-4 2-3-2 1-2-0 3-5-1 1-0-0 2-4-0 1-3-0 1-5-0 1-1-1 4-3-1 2-0-0 3-7-0 0-0-1 0-6-1 2-1-0 0-2-0 1-6-1 4-3-1 1-0-0 3-5-1 1-0-0 2-1-0 4-5-1 27-52-9 12-10-2 2-6-0 1-0-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 2-4-1 0-2-0 6-3-1 0-0-0 2-4-0 2-0-0 16-18-2 7-4-0 59-100-16 23-14-6 0


Year-by-Year Results Score ... W 4-3 ...L 1-4 W .... 4-0 L 2-4 T 0-0 L 0-11 W 3-2 L 2-3 L 1-5 W 3-1 L 0-1 W 3-2 L 0-2 L 0-9 L 1-3 W 3-0 L 0-1 T 2-2 L 2-3 W 3-1 34-57

Opponent Covenant Belhaven Southwestern (Rhodes) Alabama-Huntsville Vanderbilt at Alabama A&M South Alabama at UAB at Georgia State Tennessee Tech at Northeast Missouri State at Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State at Southern Methodist at TCU Milsaps Ole Miss at Southwestern (Rhodes) at Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Total Goals Scored

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1982-

1983

9-8-3

Date Opponent Score 9/3 TCU 9/9 at Wake Forest L 0-6 9/11 .... at Alabama-HuntsvilleL 1-4 9/14 .... S'westem (Rhodes) W 6-0 9/16 .... at Vanderbilt L 1-2 9/17.... at Tennessee Tech W 3-0 9/24.... UAB W 2-1 9/25.... Lindenwood T 1-1 Metro Invitational at Cincinnati 10/1 .... vs. Virginia Tech A T 0-0* 10/2.... vs. Louisville A L 0-3 10/8 .... Georgia State L 0-3 10/9.... UT-Martin W 5-1 10/15.. Tennessee W 2-1 10/21 .. at South Alabama W 1-0 10/29.. at Belhaven L 0-2 10/30.. at Milsaps L 0-3 11/1 .... at Southeast Missouri W 1-0 11/5.... Alabama A&M L 0-2 11/12.. at S'western (Rhodes) W 2-1 11/20.. Ole Miss W 4-0 Totals Goals Scored 32-32 *Won 4-2 in Shootout

1984

10-9-3

Date ... Opponent Score 8/31 .... Vanderbilt W 5-1 9/7 at Northeast LouisianaL 1-6 9/8 John Brown W 5-0 9/12.... Rhodes W 3-2 9/14.... Alabama-Huntsville .... L 1-2 9/21 .... at Missouri-Saint LouisL 0-5 9/23.... at Lindenwood T 3-3 9/29 .... Wake Forest W 2-1 10/5.... at UAB W 3-2 10/7.... at Georgia State L 0-1 10/12.. South Alabama L 2-3 10/14.. Southeast Missouri W 2-1 10/19.. USF L 0-2 10/21 .. at Tennessee T 1-1 10/25 .. Missouri-Rolla L 2-3 10/27.. Belhaven W 3-2 11/2 .... at Alabama A&M L 1-4 11/5.... Tennessee Tech W 4-1 n/a Tennessee-Martin W 7-2 Metro Tournament at Louisville 11/9.... vs. Cincinnati A W 6-1 11/10.. vs. Virginia Tech A ...T 1-1 11/17.. Rhodes L 2-3 Total Goals Scored 54-47

Date ... Opponent Score 8/31 .... Alabama A&M W .... 4-1 9/3 at UNC Charlotte L 0-3 9/4 vs. Davidson W .... 5-3 9/9 at Missouri-Saint LouisL 2-3 9/16.... at Western Kentucky T 2-2 9/17 .... vs. Marquette L 0-3 9/24.... Alabama-Huntsville..T 1-1 9/28.... Rhodes W 9-0 10/1 .... Belhaven W .... 3-1 10/14.. Vanderbilt W .... 2-0 10/19.. at UAB W .... 6-0 10/23.. at Georgia State T 2-2 10/24.. at Mercer W .... 5-0 10/27.. Christian Brothers L 0-1 10/29.. South Alabama L 1-3 Metro Tournament at Louisville 11/5.... vs. Cincinnati A L 0-3 11/6.... at Louisville A L 0-2 11/11.. Southern Miss W 3-0 Total Goals Scored 45-28

Date ... Opponent Score 9/1 Earlham College W 4-0 9/4 at Appalachian State ..L 0-1 9/6 at #9 Wake Forest W 2-1 9/11 .... Rhodes W 2-0 9/13 .... Northeast Louisiana .T 1-1 9/18.... at Vanderbilt L 0-3 9/21 .... Missouri-Saint Louis .. L 2-4 9/28.... at Missouri-Rolla W 4-1 9/29.... at Southeast Missouri. T 3-3 10/4.... UAB W 4-0 10/11 .. Alabama A&M W .... 1-0* 10/16.. at Alabama-HuntsvilleL 0-3 10/18.. Georgia State L 0-2 10/20.. Tennessee W 4-1 10/26.. at Belhaven W 3-2 10/27.. at South Alabama W 2-1 11/2.... at John Brown L 0-1 11/8.... Christian Brothers W 6-0 11/13.. Rhodes W 2-0 Metro Invitational at Memphis 11/16.. Cincinnati A L 1-3 11/17.. Louisville A W 2-0 Total Goals Scored 43-27 *Forfeit due to ineligible players

1988-

1985

1986

-12-7-2

•14-4-2

Date ... Opponent Score 9/3 South Alabama W 30 9/6 Belhaven W 1-0 9/10.... Rhodes College W 2-1 9/12.... Christian Brothers W 3-0 9/17.... Vanderbilt W 1-0 9/19 .... at SIU-Edwardsville .... L 0-5 9/21 .... at Missouri-Saint LouisL 1-2 9/27.... vs. Xavier W 4-2 9/28.... at Western Kentucky L 0-1 10/1 .... Alabama-Huntsville ..W 3-0 10/4.... at Illinois State T .. 2-2 ot 10/5.... vs. Missouri-Rolla ...W 2-1 10/11 .. at Georgia State L 1-4 10/12.. at UAB W 2-1 10/18 . Appalachian State T 0-0 10/30 . Missouri-Rolla W 2-1 11/1 .... John Brown W 2-0 Metro Tournament at Blacksburg 11/8.... vs. Cincinnati A W 2-0 11/9 .... at Virginia TechA W 3-1 11/11.. at Rhodes W 5-1 Total Goals Scored 39-22

1987

9-9-2

Date ... Opponent Score 9/4 SIU-Edwardsville W 1-0 9/9 Rhodes W 7-1 9/13.... at North Texas State W 3-2 9/16 .... at Indiana L 1-3 9/19.... Missouri-Saint Louis ..L 1-3 9/23.... Christian Brothers ....W 4-1 9/25.... at UAB W 3-2 9/30.... at Alabama A&M L... 4-5 ot 10/3.... Illinois State W 1-0 10/9.... at Belhaven W 4-2 10/10.. at South Alabama L 0-3 10/14 . Ark.-Little Rock L... 1-2 ot 10/16 . Georgia State L 1-3 10/18 . Southwest Missouri ....W 8-1 10/21 .. at Ala.-Huntsville W 5-1 10/28.. at Vanderbilt L 2-4 10/30.. Western Kentucky L 0-2 11/1 .... at Evansville L 0-1 Metro Invitational at Cincinnati 11/7 .... vs. Louisville A T 1-1 @ 11/8 .... vs. Virginia Tech A T . 2-2 % Total Goals Scored 49-39 @ Lost 2-3 in Shootout % Lost 2-4 in Shootout

1989

8-7-3

10-10-1

Date ... Opponent Score 9/6 Ark.-Little Rock W .2-1 ot 9/9 at Bradley (ot) T 1-1 9/10.... at Illinois State L 1-5 9/13.... Georgia State W 5-0 9/20.... at SIU-Edwardsville .... L 1-3 9/23.... at Alabama-Huntsville..W 2-1 9/24.... at Alabama A&M L 1-2 9/28.... Western Kentucky L... 0-1 ot 10/4.... at Vanderbilt W 2-0 10/7.... at Bowling Green L 1-3 10/8.... vs. Miami (Ohio W 4-2 10/11 . Oral Roberts W 3-1 10/13 . Missouri-Rolla L 1-2 10/18 . Christian Brothers .... W 1-0 10/20.. at South Alabama L 0-1 10/22.. Evansville L 0-4 10/25 . Rhodes W 6-0 10/27.. at Belhaven W 2-1 10/30 . Liberty L 0-1 Metro Tournament at Memphis 11/4.... Cincinnati A L 0-1 11/5.... Louisville A W 4-1 Total Goals Scored 37-31

1990

•10-9-1

Date ... Opponent Score 9/1 Florida Tech L 0-5 9/2 Rhodes W 6-1 9/8 Nicholls State W 6-0 9/9 SIU-Edwardsville W 1-0 9/15.... at DePaul W 2-1 9/16 .... at Wisc.-Parkside L 0-4 9/21 .... vs. New Mexico L 1-2 9/23.... vs. Charlotte L 0-4 Metro Tournament at Blacksburg 9/29 .... vs. Cincinnati A L... 3-4 ot 9/30.... vs. Louisville A W 4-1 10/5.... at Evansville L 0-2 10/6.... Bradley L 0-2 10/10 . Belhaven W 2-1 10/12 . Vanderbilt W 2-1 10/14 . Christian Brothers W 3-2 10/20.. at Liberty L 1-2 10/21 .. atRadford L 0-2 10/26 . Southeast Missouri W 5-1 10/31 .. at Ark.-Little Rock .... W 3-0 11/3.... Ala.-Huntsville T .. 1-1 ot Total Goals Scored 40-36

1991

7-9-2

Date... Opponent Score 8/31 .... Rhodes W 3-1 9/1 Boca Raton L... 1-3 ot 9/14.... Kentucky W 1-0 9/15.... Eastern Michigan W 3-1 9/18.... South Alabama L 0-1 9/21 .... UAB * W 2-1 9/22.... Marquette * W 1-0 9/28.... at Cincinnati * W 2-1 9/29.... vs. Louisville T .. 2-2 ot 10/2.... Christian Brothers....! ..2-2 at 10/5.... vs. DePaul * W 2-1 10/6.... at New Mexico L 0-1 10/9.... Arkansas-Little RockL 1-2 10/13.. atSIU-Edwardsville ....L 1-2 10/23.. at Saint Louis * L 2-6 10/27.. at Southwest Missouri L 2-4 11/2.... at Vanderbilt L 1-3 Great Midwest Tournament (Saint Louis) 1 l/8vs. Cincinnati L 0-2 Total Goals Scored 26-33 *Great Midwest Conference match

1992

-14-3-2

Date ... Opponent Score 9/6 Vanderbilt W 1-0 9/7 Southern Indiana W 3-0 9/13.... at Ark.-LittleRock....W 2-0 9/18.... at South Florida L 0-4 9/20.... at UCF W 2-0 9/26.... at DePaul* W 2-0 9/27.... at Marquette* W 1-0 10/4.... at UAB* W 4-1 10/7.... Western Kentucky W 1-0 10/10 . Saint Louis* T 1-1 10/11 .. Cincinnati* W 2-0 10/16.. Southwest Missouri ....W 3-0 10/18 . at South Alabama T 1-1 10/23.. at Kentucky L 1-2 10/25 .. Quincy College W 2-1 10/28.. Christian Brothers W 3-2 11/1 .... Centenary W 4-0 Great Midwest Tournament (Saint Louis) ll/7vs. UAB W 4-0 ll/8at Saint Louis L 1-4 Total Goals Scored 38-16 *Great Midwest Conference match

Current Lady Tigers head coach Brooks Monaghan led the Tigers to three consecutive 10-win seasons, including gamering Great Midwest Conference Championship Defensive MVP honors in 1993.

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13-9-2

Date... Opponent Score 9/4 Louisville W 4-0 9/5 West Virginia W 2-0 9/8 Arkansas-Little Rock ... W 1-0 9/10.... at Western Kentucky W 4-2 9/12.... at Southern Indiana ..W 3-2 9/17 .... at Saint Louis * L 0-4 9/19.... at Quincy College L 0-2 9/24.... DePaul * W 3-1 9/26.... Marquette * T .. 1-1 ot 10/2 .... vs. Florida Atlantic T ..1-1 ot 10/3.... at Coastal Carolina ...W 2-1 10/8.... at Dayton * L 0-3 10/10.. at Cincinnati * L 0-3 10/15 . SIU-Edwardsville W 3-1 10/17 . South Alabama L 0-3 10/20.. at Vanderbilt L 1-5 10/22 . Oral Roberts W 2-0 10/24 .UAB * L 1-3 10/27 . Christian Brothers .... W 1-0 10/30.. at Centenary L 0-1 Great Midwest Tournament (Memphis) 11/5.... UAB W 2-1 11/6.... Marquette W 2-1 11/7.... Saint Louis W 1-0 NCAA Tournament 11/15 . at Indiana L 0-6 Total Goals Scored 34-41 *Great Midwest Conference match

1994

-11-8-2

Date... Opponent Score 9/3 Illinois-Chicago W 4-1 9/4 Western Michigan W 3-0 9/7 at South Alabama L 2-4 9/11 .... at Ark.-Little Rock .... T .. 3-3 ot 9/16.... at DePaul * L 1-2 9/18.... at Marquette * L 0-1 9/23 .... vs. New Mexico L 0-2 9/25.... vs. N'eastern 111 W .5-1 ot 9/28.... Centenary W . 4-2 ot 9/30.... Dayton * W 3-1 10/2.... Cincinnati * W 8-0 10/7.... Saint Louis * L 2-3 10/9.... Vanderbilt T 3-3 10/14 . Alabama A&M W 1-0 10/16 . Oral Roberts W 4-0 10/21 . Southern Indiana W 3-0 10/23.. at UAB * L 2-3 10/26 . Christian Brothers.... W 4-0 10/29.. at Duke L 0-4 Great Midwest Tournament (Birmingham) 11/11 .vs. DePaul W 2-0 11/12 .at UAB L 1-2 Total Goals Scored 55-32 *Great Midwest Conference match

The 1993 Tigers went 13-9-2 and won the Great Midwest Conference Tournament en route to making Memphis' only appearance in the NCAA tournament

1995

6-10-2

Date ... Opponent Score 9/3 at #19 Portland L 0-7 9/4 vs. Washington L 1-8 9/6 South Alabama W 1-0 9/10.... at Charlotte * L 1-6 9/13.... Ark.-Little Rock W 5-1 9/17.... DePaul * T .. 0-0 ot 9/20.... atMarquette * L 1-4 9/24.... Louisville * W 3-1 10/1 .... at Cincinnati * L 0-2 10/6.... at #7 Saint Louis * L 0-4 10/13 .South Florida * L 0-4 10/15 . UAB * L 0-1 10/20.. at Centenary L 2-4 10/25 . Christian Brothers ....W 5-1 10/27.. at Vanderbilt W 5-2 10/29.. at Evansville T .. 1-1 ot 11/4.... New Mexico W 5-2 Conference USA Tournament (Milwaukee) 11/8.... vs. Saint Louis L 0-1 Total Goals Scored 30-48 *Conference USA match

1996

•11-7-1

Date ... Opponent Score 8/31 .... at Bowling Green....T 1-1 ot 9/7 Southwest Missouri ..W 2-0 9/8 at Tulsa W 3-0 9/15 .... #12 Charlotte * L 0-1 9/20.... Vanderbilt W ... 3-2 ot 9/22.... at South Florida * L 1-6 9/29 .... Cincinnati * W 3-0 10/4.... Marquette * L.0-2 10/6.... at DePaul * W 1-0 10/11 .. #25 Evansville L 0-1 10/13.. Saint Louis * L 0-1 10/18.. at Louisville * W 6-1 10/20.. at UAB * L 1-3 10/25.. Western Kentucky W 2-0 10/27.. Alabama A&M W 6-0 10/30.. Christian Brothers W 5-0 11/2.... Belmont W 6-0 Conference USA Tournament ll/12at Saint Louis W 1-0 ll/15at South Florida L 0-3 Total Goals Scored 41-21 *Conference USA match

1997

-10-8-2

Date ... Opponent Score 8/30.... vs. Tulsa W . 3-2 ot 8/31 .... at SW Missouri T .. 1-1 ot 9/6 #23 Bowling Green ..L 0-5 9/7 #8 Portland (Ore.) W 3-1 9/12.... at Western Kentucky W 5-2 9/14.... at Vanderbilt W 3-2 9/19.... South Florida * T .. 2-2 ot 9/21 .... at Belmont L 1-2 9/26 .... #22 Saint Louis * L... 1-2 ot 10/3 .... at Cincinnati * L... 2-3 ot 10/5 .... at Louisville * W 3-1 10/10.. at UAB * L 1-2 10/12.. at Charlotte * L 2-3 10/19.. Drury W 5-1 10/22.. AlabamaA&M W ....10-1 10/24.. DePaul * W 1-0 10/26.. #17 Marquette * L... 3-4 ot 10/30.. Christian Brothers W 6-1 Conference USA Tournament 11/4.... DePaul W 3-1 11/8 .... at South Florida L 2-4 Total Goals Scored 57-40 "Conference USA match

1998

10-9-1

Date ... Opponent Score 9/5 vs. #23 SW Missouri . L 0-1 9/6 at Western Illinois.... L ... 1-2 ot 9/11 .... atUNLV W 2-1 9/13.... vs. UC Santa Barbara W 2-1 9/18 .... at South Florida *. ... T . 3-3 2ot 9/20.... Central Arkansas W 5-1 9/25.... atDePaul * W 3-2 9/27.... atMarquette * L 0-1 10/2.... Cincinnati * L 0-3 10/4.... Louisville * W 2-1 10/7.... Belmont W 1-0 10/9.... UAB * L 0-2 10/11 .. #23 Charlotte * L 2-3 10/16.. at #8 Saint Louis * ...L 0-2 10/18.. atDrury L... 0-1 ot 10/25.. Western Kentucky W 5-1 11/1 .... at Christian Brothers W 3-0 Conference USA Tournament 11/7 .... at if) Saint Louis W . 1-0 ot 11/13.. vs. Marquette W 3-0 11/15.. at South Florida L 2-4 Total Goals Scored 35-29 •"'Conference USA match

1999

-7-11-0

Date... Opponent Score 9/4 Centenary W 4-2 9/5 Southwest Missouri ....L 0-3 9/12.... Charlotte* W 3-2 9/17.... atHartwick W 1-0 9/18.... vs. Fordham W 3-2 9/22.... Christian Brothers .... L 1-3 9/25.... at Saint Louis* L 0-4 10/1 .... at Marquette* L 0-1 10/3 .... at UW-Milwaukee L 1-2 10/7.... at Western Kentucky L 0-2 10/9.... Cincinnati* W 1-0 10/14 . at UAB* L 1-5 10/17 . DePaul* L...3-4ot 10/22 . at Louisville* L 0-1 10/24 . at Belmont W 3-0 10 29 . Central Arkansas L 2-4 10/31 . Oral Roberts W 3-0 11/5 .... South Florida* L 0-1 Total Goals Scored 26-36 * Conference USA match

2000

•14-6-0

Date ... Opponent Score 9/1 Belmont W 4-0 9/2 Birm. Southern W 3-1 9/8 vs. ' Western Illinois ...L 0-3 9/10.... vs. ! New Mexico W 6-2 9/13.... Western Kentucky L 0-1 9/17.... at Cincinnati * W 2-1 9/23.... at ''Charlotte® L.3-4 2ot 9/24.... vs.» UCF W 7-1 9/29 .... afSouth Honda * W . 3-2 ot 10/1 .... vs.'Stetson W 5-2 10/7 .... Louisville * W 1-0 10/13.. atDePaul * W 3-1 10/18.. #18 UAB ® L . 2 - 1 2ot 10/21.. Marquette * W 1-0 10/24.. Lipscomb W ....10-0 10/28.. # 20 Saint Louis * .... L... 0-1 ot 11/1 .... at Christian Brothers ... W 4-3 11/5 .... Alabama A&M W 2-1 Conference USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) 11/9.... vs. Cincinnati W 2-1 11/10.. vs. #14 Saint Louis L 3-2 Total Goals Scored 59-27 * Conference USA match ' Southwest Missouri State Tourn. '•' Charlotte Puma Classic Reebok South Florida Classic

2001-

6-9-2

2002

-10-7-1

Date ... Opponent Score 9/1 ...... at *#1 Creighton ........ T 0-0 2ot 9/2 ...... vs. » Drake .............. L ........ 1-2 9/7 ...... ! Charlotte* ............. T 1-1 2ot 9/9 ...... ! Illinois-Chicago ...... L........0-4 9/21.... at * TCU* .............. L ........ 2-4 9/23.... vs. * #1 SMU ............ L ........ 0-7 9/29.... East Carolina* .......... W ...... 3-2 10/6.... at #4 Saint Louis* ..... L ........ 2-3 10/9.... at Belmont ................ W ...... 5-1 10/14.. at Marquette* ........... L ........ 1-2 10/17.. at #8 UAB* ............. W ...... 3-2 10/20.. Cincinnati* ............. L ........ 0-1 10/28.. South Florida* ......... L ........ 2-5 11/4.... at Louisville* .......... L .... 3-4 ot 1 1/7 .... Lipscomb ................ W .... 10-0 11/10.. DePaul* ................. W ...... 4-1 Total Goals Scored ..................... 41-40 * Conference USA match '' Creighton Diadora Challenge ! Diadora Memphis Tournament * Texas Christian Tournament

Date ... Opponent Score ... W3-2 2ot 8/30.... TCU 9/6 San Francisco! W 2 - 1 2ot 9/7 Northeastern! W 2-1 9/11 .... Lipscomb W 7-0 9/14.... at Cincinnati* L 2-4 9/20.... at USF* L 2-4 9/22.... at Stetson T 3-3 9/28.... at Western Kentucky W 4-0 9/29.... at Vanderbilt W 4-0 10/5.... atDePaul* L 1-2 10/11 at East Carolina® W .2-1 ot 10/13 at UNC-Wilmington ... W 3-2 10/19 Louisville® L 1-3 10/23 UAB* L 1-3 10/30 Marquette* L 1-2 11/2 #17 Saint Louis* L 1-2 11/6 Belmont W 7-1 11/9 at Charlotte* W 2-1 Total Goals Scored 47-33 * Conference USA match ! Diadora Memphis Tournament

2003

8-8-2

Date ... Opponent Score 9/05 .... UNC Wilmington!.... L 2-3 9/6 Centenary! W 2-1 9/12.... at Louisville* $ L. 3-4 2 ot 9/14.... UW MilwaukeeS W 3-2 9/19.... Iona# W 2-0 9/21 .... at Evansville* L 0-1 9/26.... East Carolina* T . 2-2 2ot 10/1 .... C i n c i n n a t i * L 0-2 10/4.... atMarquette* L 2-3 10/8 .... at UAB* W 1-0 10/11 DePaul * L 0-2 10/14 Lipscomb W 2-1 10/18 Dmry W 2-1 10/25 AlabamaA&M W 2-1 10/29 at Saint Louis* L... 1-2 ot 11/1 South Florida L 1-2 11/4 at Belmont W 5-1 11/8 Charlotte* T 1-1 2 ot Total Goals Scored 31-29 * Conference USA match 1 Diadora Memphis Tournament s Holiday Inn Downtown Classic •''ProRehab Aces Classic


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Gaither, Russ Gallina, Greg German, Jake Gibbs, Graham Gilley, E.J. Gilley, Sean Glaser.Nick Goad, Jon Grant, Scott Greenslade, Reid Gregory, Kris

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Fairley, Carter Ferrera, Bonnie Finlason, Tim Fischer, Pat Fletcher, Chris Floyd, Michael Forde, Fergal Fraser, Sean

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Ennis, Nelson

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Church, Russell Clark, Brad Clemence, Kurt Connolly, Gary Creson, Larry Crossett, Brandon Cooke, John Cummings, Peter Cutter, Jason

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Jackson, David Jarun, Omar Jordan, Brent Johnson, Pat

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2004 Opponents Centenary Gents

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

7:30 p.m., Sept. 3 at Memphis-Diadora Tournament

7:30 p.m., Sept. 4 at Memphis-Diadora Tournament

6 p.m., Sept. 10 at MRSC (Memphis)

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Shreveport, LA Enrollment 890 Founded 1825 Nickname Gents (Gentlemen) Colors Maroon and White Conference Mid-Continent Conference President Dr. Kenneth L. Schwab Athletics Director Taylor F. Moore

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Tulsa, OK Enrollment 5,389 Founded 1963 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Navy Blue, Vegas Gold and White Conference Mid-Continent Conference President Dr. Richard Roberts Athletics Director Mike Carter

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Bowling Green, KY Enrollment 17,770 Founded 1906 Nickname Hilltoppers Colors Red and White Conference Missouri Valley Conference President Dr. Gary Ransdell Athletics Director Dr. Camden Wood Selig

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Eric Mayo Alma Mater Centenary, 2002 Career Record (Yrs) First Year Record at Centenary (Yrs) Same Assistant Coach GB. Cazes Soccer Office Phone (318) 841-7337 Field (capacity) Mayo Field (1,000) 2003 Record 2-14-1 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 0-5-1 (7th) Postseason Play None Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 2-4-0

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Steve Hayes Alma Mater George Mason, 1988 Career Record (Yrs) 45-61-3 (6 yrs) Record at Oral Roberts (Yrs) Same Assistant Coach Ryan Bush Soccer Office Phone (918) 495.6817 Field (capacity)... ORU Soccer Complex (1,000) 2003 Record 8-10-1 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 3-3-0 (4th) Postseason Play .. 0-1 (Mid-Continent Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-0-0

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach David Holmes Alma Mater College of Wooster, 1970 Career Record (Yrs) 190-186-22 (20 yrs) Record at Louisville (Yrs) Same Assistant Coach Conrad Davies Soccer Office Phone (270) 745-6563 Field (capacity) WKU Soccer Field 2003 Record 10-9-1 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 6-3 (3rd) Postseason Play . l-l(Missouri Valley Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 8/3 Letter-winners Returning/Lost 14/5 Series Record vs. Memphis 5-6-1

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact David Pratt Office Phone (318) 869.5092 Office Fax (318) 869.5128 Email dpratt@centenary.edu Athletic Website www.centenary.edu/ath

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Cris Belvin Office Phone (918) 495.7094 Office Fax (918) 495.7142 Email cbelvin@oru.edu Athletic Website www.orugoldeneagles.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Chris Glowacki Office Phone (270) 745.5388 Office Fax (270) 745-3444 Email chris.glowacki@wku.edu Athletic Website www.wkusports.com

Eastern Illinois Panthers

Vanderbilt Commodores

Evansville Purple Aces

6 p.m., Sept. 17 at Vanderbilt Puma Classic (Nashville)

2 p.m., Sept. 19 at Vanderbilt Puma Classic (Nashville)

7 p.m., Sept. 22 at MRSC (Memphis)

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Charleston, IL Enrollment 11,522 Founded 1895 Nickname Panthers Colors Blue and Gray Conference Missouri Valley Conference President Louis V. Hencken Athletics Director Dr. Richard McDuffie

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location..........................................Nashville, TN Enrollment....................................................6,221 Founded...........................................................1873 Nickname..........................................Commodores Colors .............................................. Black and Gold Conference .................... Missouri Valley Conference Chancellor .................................... Dr. E. Gordon Gee Director of Sports Operation ................... Kevin Colon

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Evansville. IN Enrollment 2,400 Founded 1854 Nickname Purple Aces Colors Purple, White and Orange Conference Missouri Valley Conference President Dr. Stephen Jennings Athletics Director Bill McGillis

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Adam Howarth Alma Mater Eastern Illinois, 1993 Career Record (Yrs) 31-39-4 (4 yrs) Record at Eastern Illinois (Yrs) same Assistant Coach Mike Kobylinski Soccer Office Phone (217) 581.6442 Field (capacity) Lakeside Field (1,000) 2003 Record.". 5-12-2 2003 Conference Record (Finish) ... 0-8-1 (10th) Postseason Play None Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/11 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-0-0

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach ............................... Tim McClements Alma Mater..................................Wheaton, 1988 Career Record (Yrs) .................... 66-83-9 (8 yrs) Record at Vanderbilt (Yrs) ............. 6-25-5 (2 yrs) Assistant Coaches ....................... Kyle Mittendorf ........................................................... Eric Vaughter Soccer Office Phone ................... (615) 343.8098 Field (capacity) Vanderbilt Soccer Complex (2,400) 2003 Record................................................3-10-5 2003 Conference Record (Finish) ..... 0-7-2 (9th) Postseason Play.............................................None Starter Returning/Lost......................................9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................21/5 Series Record vs. Memphis ......................... 5-11-2

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Dave Golan Alma Mater South Carolina, 1989 Career Record (Yrs) 32-20-4 (3 yrs) Record at Evansville (Yrs) 9-7-3 (1 yr) Assistant Coaches Pieter Lehrer Steve McCullough John Bertram Soccer Office Phone (812) 479-2294 Field (capacity) Black Beauty Field at Arad McCutchan Stadium (2,000) 2003 Record 9-7-3 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 4-4-1 (6th) Postseason Play 0-1 (Missouri Valley Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/6 Series Record vs. Memphis 5-0-1

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Ben Turner Office Phone (217) 581.7151 Office Fax (217) 581.6434 Email elginben@hotmail.com Athletic Website www.eiu.edu/panthers

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact ................. Tammy Boclair Office Phone................................(615) 322.4121 Office Fax ..................................... (615) 343.7064 Email....................tammy.boclair@vanderbilt.edu Athletic Website .... ...... www.vucommodores.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Bob Boxell Office Phone (812) 479-2285 Office Fax (812) 479-2090 Email bb33@evansville.edu Athletic Website www.gopurpleaces.com


2004 Opponents

7 p.m., Oct. 2 at MRSC (Memphis)

7 p.m., Sept. 29 at Cincinnati

7 p.m., Sept. 25 at Charlotte

Marquette Golden Eagles 91

Cincinnati Bearcats

Charlotte 49ers

7 p.m., Oct. 9 at USF

7 p.m., Oct. 6 at MRSC (Memphis)

DePaul Blue Demons

USF Bulls

Louisville Cardinals

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact John Steinmiller Office Phone (414) 288.7447 Office Fax (414) 288.6519 Email john.steinmiller@marquette.edu Athletic Website www.gomarquette.edu

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact TEA Office Phone (513) 556.5191 Office Fax (513) 556.0619 Email TBA Athletic Website www.UCBearcats.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Brent Stastny Office Phone (704) 687.6313 Office Fax (704) 687.4918 Email bmstastn@email.uncc.edu Athletic Website www.charlotte49ers.com

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Steve Adlard Alma Mater Loughborough, 1972 Career Record (Yrs) 182-156-28 (18 yrs) Record at Marquette (Yrs).... 129-98-19 (12 yrs) Assistant Coach Barry Bimbi Soccer Office Phone (414) 288.5116 Field (capacity) Valley Fields (1,750) 2003 Record 9-9-1 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 4-4-1 (7th) Postseason Play None Starter Returning/Lost 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/6 Series Record vs. Memphis 10-5-1

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Hylton Dayes Alma Mater Wright State, 1988 Career Record (Yrs) 124-105-31 (15 yrs) Record at Cincinnati (Yrs) 28-20-12 (3 yrs) Assistant Coaches Greg Bowman John Adams Soccer Office Phone (513) 556.0568 Field (capacity) Gettler Stadium (1,400) 2003 Record 10-4-6 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 6-2-1 (T-lst) Postseason Play NCAATournament First Round Starter Returning/Lost 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/9 Series Record vs. Memphis 12-9-0

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach John Tart Alma Mater Furman, 1981 Career Record (Yrs) 228-164-39 (22 yrs) Record at Charlotte (Yrs) 91-72-18 (9 yrs) Assistant Coaches Kelly Findley Kevin O'Brien Scott Schweitzer Soccer Office Phone (704) 687.3990 Field (capacity) Transamerica Field @ the Irwin Belk Center (4,000) 2003 Record 7-9-4 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 4-3-2 (T-4th) Postseason Play 2-0-1 (C-US A Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/7 Series Record vs. Memphis 7-2-2

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

Charlotte, NC 19,608 1946 49ers Green and White Conference USA Dr. James H. Woodward Judy W. Rose

Cincinnati, OH 33,000 1819 Bearcats Red and Black Conference USA Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher Bob Coin

Milwaukee, WI 11,000 1881 Golden Eagles Blue and Gold Conference USA Rev. Robert A. Wild, SJ Bill Cords

2:30 p.m., Oct. 15 at DePaul

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Greg Greenwell Office Phone (773) 325.7546 Office Fax (773) 325.7531 Email ggreenwe@depaul.edu Athletic Website www.depaulbluedemons.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Paul Dodson Office Phone (813) 974.4029 Office Fax (813) 974.5328 Email pdodson@admin.usf.edu Athletic Website www.gousfbulls.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Kim Pemberton Office Phone (502) 852.6581 Office Fax (502) 852.7401 Email kapemb01@louisville.edu Athletic Website www.uoflsports.com

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Craig Blazer Alma Mater Xavier Univesity, 1991 Career Record (Yrs) 19-33-4 (3 yrs) Record at DePaul (Yrs) Same Assistant Coaches Jeff Coelho Joe Ahearn Soccer Office Phone (773) 325.7231 Field (capacity) Wish Field (1,000) 2003 Record 8-11-0 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 4-5-0 (8th) Postseason Play None Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19/7 Series Record vs. Memphis 4-11-1

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach George Kiefer Alma Mater Southern Connecticut, 1994 Career Record (Yrs) 18-15-3 (2 yrs) Record at USF (Yrs) Same Assistant Coaches JeffNegalha Bob Dikranian RuiFernandes Soccer Office Phone (813) 974.4149 Field (capacity) USF Soccer Stadium (4,000) 2003 Record 7-8-3 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 4-3-2 (T-4th) Postseason Play 0-1 (C-USA Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/7 Series Record vs. Memphis 11-1-2

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Tony Colavecchia Alma Mater St. Paul's College, England Career Record (Yrs) 167-139-24 (16 yrs) Record at Louisville (Yrs) 76-80-12 (8 yrs) Assistant Coaches Ken White Jonathon Velotta Soccer Office Phone (502) 852.0105 Field (capacity) Cardinal Park (2,200) 2003 Record .'. 11 -7-3 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 5-3-2 (3rd) Postseason Play 0-1 (C-USA Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/6 Series Record vs. Memphis 6-9-2

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

Louisville, KY 22,000 1798 Cardinals Red, Black and White Conference USA Dr. James Raincy Tom Jurich

Tampa, FL 41,392 1 956 Bulls Green and Gold Conference USA Dr. Judy Genshaft Doug Woolard

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UNIVERSITY FACTS V Location Chicago, IL Enrollment 24,300 Founded 1898 Nickname Blue Demons Colors Royal Blue and Scarlet Conference Conference USA President Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, CM. Athletics Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto

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UAB Blazers

7p.m., Oct. 23 at MRSC (Memphis)

7 p.m., Oct. 27 at MRSC (Memphis)

UNIVERSITY FACTS >"i * Location Chicago, IL Enrollment 24,541 Founded 1896 Nickname Flames Colors Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red Conference Horizon League Chancellor Sylvia Manning Athletics Director James W. Schmidt

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

Saint Louis, MO 11,274 1818 Billikens Blue and White Conference USA Lawrence Biondi, SJ Cheryl L. Levick

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Birmingham, AL Enrollment 1 7,345 Founded 1969 Nickname Blazers Colors Forrest Green and Old Gold Conference Conference USA President Dr. Carol Z. Garrison Athletics Director Watson Brown

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Sasha Begovic Alma Mater Kula, Yugoslavia, 1975 Career Record (Yrs) 131-122-13 (14 yrs) Record at Illinois-Chicago (Yrs) Same Assistant Coach Seth Mason Soccer Office Phone (312) 996.6999 Field (capacity) Flames Field (500) 2003 Record 10-7-2 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 3-2-2 (3rd) Postseason Play .. 0-1 (Horizon League Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 3/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/10 Series Record vs. Memphis 1-1-0

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Dan Donigan Alma Mater Connecticut, 1989 Career Record (Yrs) 48-10-5 (3 yrs) Record at Saint Louis (Yrs) Same Assistant Coach Mike Sorber Soccer Office Phone (314) 977.3266 Field (capacity) Herman Stadium (6,050) 2003 Record 15-4-3 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 6-2-1 (T-lst) Postseason Play NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals Starter Returning/Lost 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/7 Series Record vs. Memphis 15-3-1

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Mike Getman Alma Mater Indiana University, 1982 Career Record (Yrs) 187-105-26 (17 yrs) Record at UAB (Yrs) 145-85-17 (12 yrs) Assistant Coach(es) Justus Griffin David Giffard Soccer Office Phone (205) 935.7553 Field (capacity) West Campus Field (2,500) 2003 Record 10-5-5 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 4-3-2 (T-4th) Postseason Play 1-1 (C-USA Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 1 1-12-0

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Office Phone Office Fax Email Athletic Website

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Doug Mcllhagga Office Phone (314) 977.2524 Office Fax (314) 977.7193 Email mcilhad2@slu.edu Athletic Website www.slubillikens.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Office Phone Office Fax Email Athletic Website

East Carolina Pirates

Lipscomb Bisons

1 p.m., Oct. 17 at UIC

John Jaramillo (312) 996.5880 (312) 996.8349 jjar@uic.edu www.uicflames.com

Belmont Bruins 7p.m., Nov. 2 at MRSC (Memphis)

1 p.m., Nov. 6 at East Carolina

7 p.m., Nov. 8 at Lipscomb

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference Chancellor Interim Athletics Director

UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Enrollment Founded Nickname Colors Conference President Athletics Director

BRUINS Nashville, TN 3,660 1951 Bruins Navy, Red and White Atlantic Sun Dr. Robert C. Fisher Mike Strickland

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Earle Davidson Alma Mater Vanderbilt, 1989 Career Record (Yrs) 30-87-4 (7 yrs) Record at Belmont (Yrs) Same Assistant Coach Ben Fisher Soccer Office Phone (615) 460.6134 Field (capacity) Whitten Soccer Complex (500) 2003 Record 9-7-1 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 6-3-0 (T-2nd) Postseason Play .. 0-0-1 (Atlantic Sun Tournament) Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/2 Series Record vs. Memphis 1-7-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Matt Wilson Office Phone (615) 460.6698 Office Fax (615) 460.5584 Email wilsonm@mail.belmont.edu Athletic Website www.belmont.edu/athletics

Greenville, NC 21.979 1907 Pirates Purple and Gold Conference USA Dr. Steven Ballard Nick Floyd

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Alma Mater Career Record (Yrs) Record at East Carolina (Yrs) Assistant Coaches

Aaron Jordan (205) 934.0725 (205) 934.7505 jordana@uab.edu www.uabsports.com

Nashville, TN 2,643 1891 Bisons Purple and Gold Atlantic Sun Dr. Steve Flatt Dr. Steve Potts

Michael Benn Lehigh, 1996 4-10-3 (1 yr) Same Chad Halverson Dan Melendrez Soccer Office Phone (252) 328.4626 Field (capacity) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (8,000) 2003 Record 7 4-10-3 2003 Conference Record (Finish) .. 0-8-1 (10th) Postseason Play None Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 15/10 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-2-1

SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Jim Maddux Alma Mater Lipscomb, 2000 Career Record (Yrs) First Year Record at Lipscomb (Yrs) same Assistant Coach Daryl Sattler Soccer Office Phone (615) 279-5866 Field (capacity) Lipscomb Soccer Complex (2,000) 2003 Record 5-14-0 2003 Conference Record (Finish) 2-7 (9th) Postseason Play None Starter Returning/Lost 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-4-0

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Kerwin Lonzo Office Phone (252) 328.4522 Office Fax (252) 328.4528 Email lonzok@mail.ecu.edu Athletic Website www.ecupirates.com

MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Mark McGee Office Phone (615) 279.5862 Office Fax (615) 269.1806 Email mark.mcgee@lipscoinb.edu Athletic Website www.lipscombsports.com


Mike Rose Soccer Complex Sl he 2004 season will mark the \ fourth season the Memphis Ti_M_ gers will call the Mike Rose Soccer Complex home. Having played all of their home matches at Mike Rose in 2002 and 2003, the Tigers will again entertain all incoming opponents at the facility during the season. The complex was the site of the 2003 Ford Conference USA Tournament. After only hosting C-USA teams at the 3,000 seat Mike Rose Stadium in 2003, the Tigers will play all their home games at the complex in 2004. Last year non-conference matchups were played at Echles Field on the campus of the university.

"As far as quality and atmosphere, Mike Rose is first class." Women's Head Coach Brooks Monaghan

The state-of-the-art facility sits on 136.17 acres and houses 16 FIFA dimension fields equipped with Bermuda grass, state-of-the-art playing surface complete with underground drainage, sprinklers systems and lighted playing fields. Accompanying these fields are fully paved walkways, easily accessible parking, restrooms, covered pavilions, picnic and recreation area and a three-acre lake. It is a definite asset to both the Tiger and Lady Tiger soccer programs. "The facility has helped us in recruiting some of the better players in the region to our program." said head men's coach Richie Grant. Participant facilities within the stadium structure include showers and locker rooms, a food court, corporate skybox, full media services, administrative offices and a conference room. "Being able to play at Mike Rose enables our program to compete with anyone facility wise," said head women's coach Brooks Monaghan. "There may be some facilities that are similar or close to Mike Rose, but I honestly don't feel there are any better. As far as quality and atmosphere, Mike Rose is first class." Located in southeast Shelby County, just east of the Memphis city limits, the

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Memphis Soccer Records at Mike Rose

C-USA 3-2-0 2-3-0 5-5-0

Lady Tigers Yearly Records Year Overall Pet. 2002 5-3-0 .625 2003 2-4-1 .357 Total 7-7-1 .500

C-USA 2-2-1 1-4-0 0-3-2 3-7-3

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Home to both the Tigers and Lady Tigers, the Mike Rose Soccer Complex provides an unmatched and unique college soccer atmosphere.

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Tiger Tidbits Tigers Locker Room The University of Memphis men's soccer team received a boost in 2003 as the program added a new locker room. The updated facilities were made possible through financial aid raised by club supporters. The lockers are located at the Murphy Athletic Complex at the U of M South Campus. Former Tiger soccer player Mike Kauker contributed his skills to the remodeling project. Kauker played from 1982-86 at Memphis as a defender/midfielder. He racked up 82 games with the Tigers and scored two goals. Kauker received additional support from the current Memphis players as they helped tear out the old lockers and replace them with new ones.

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Quarterfinals. Nov. 7

Quarterfinals. Nov. 12 Hermann Stadium Saint Louis, Mo. (6) Memphis 1, (3) Saint Louis 0

From the University of Memphis campus, head south on Getwell Road for two miles. Take the 1-240 East via the ramp on the left and continue east for two and a half miles. Merge onto the Nonconnah Parkway/TN-3 85 East via exit No. 16 and continue east for approximately 8.4 miles. Then take the Forest Hill Irene Road exit heading south for half a mile. Turn right onto East Shelby Drive and enter the Mike Rose Soccer Complex parking lot at 9000 East Shelby Drive.

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Semifinals. Nov. 10 (1) Saint Louis 3, (4) Memphis 2

Silent Auction With the collective support of several organizations, the 2004 Men's Soccer Silent Auction raised about $6,000 to support the Tiger program. The auction took place on Thursday, April 15 in the lobby of the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex at South Campus. With the collective support of U of M coaches, other athletic teams, Tiger soccer alumni, the entire University of Memphis Athletic staff and the U of M Soccer Supporter's Club, the event turned out to be a great success. "The auction has become a nice event on our calendar every year," said head coach Richie Grant. "The money raised gives our program a chance to do different things." Tommy West, Tiger football coach, served as the event's guest speaker, while the voice of Tiger football and basketball, Dave Woloshin, emceed the auction. Some of the top items sold at this year's auction were a game of golf with Tiger head coaches West and Grant, a soccer ball autographed by Frank Borghi and Gino Pariani, two members of the 1950 U.S. World Cup team, and a USA Soccer jersey autographed by national team member Richard Mulrooney.


2004 C-USA Composite Soccer Schedule Wednesday. September 1 Appalachian State at Charlotte IUPUI at Cincinnati Loyola-Chicago at DePaul UNC-Wilmington at East Carolina Marquette at Davidson UMSL at Saint Louis USF at Jacksonville

Friday. September 3 Louisville hosts U of L Musselman Hotels Classic Cleveland St. at Louisville Memphis hosts Memphis Diadora Tournament Centenary at Memphis

Saturday. September 4 Charlotte at Radforcl Saint Louis at Marquette Memphis hosts Memphis Diadora Tournament Oral Roberts at Memphis UAB at Portland Nike Invitational, Portland, Ore. UAB vs. Gonzaga Stetson at USF

Sunday. September 5 Valparaiso at DePaul Longvvood at East Carolina Louisville hosts U of L Musselman Hotels Classic UMKC at Louisville

Memphis at Vanderbilt Tournament, Nashville, Tenn. Memphis vs. Eastern Illinois Saint Louis at St. John's Nike Classic, Jamaica, N.Y. Saint Louis vs. George Mason USF hosts USF Holiday Inn Invitational SMU at USF

Saturday. September 18 Cincinnati at Oakland Saint Louis at St. John's Nike Classic, Jamaica, N.Y. Saint Louis at St. John's

Sunday. September 19

Saturday. October 16 Charlotte at Marquette USF at Cincinnati East Carolina at UAB Saint Louis at Louisville

Sunday. October 17 Wisconsin at DePaul Memphis at UIC

Monday. October 18 East Carolina at Alabama A&M

Sunday. October 24

UAB hosts La Quinta Classic Western Kentucky at UAB Charlotte vs. Birmingham Southern DePaul at Dayton Marriott Flyer Classic, Dayton, Ohio DePaul vs. Wright State UNC-Asheville at East Carolina Louisville at Kentucky Tournament, Lexington, Ky. Louisville vs. Georgia Southern Marquette at Creighton Memphis at Vanderbilt Tournament, Nashville, Tenn. Memphis at Vanderbilt USF hosts USF Holiday Inn Invitational Alabama A&M at USF Cincinnati at Xavier UW-Green Bay at DePaul East Carolina at Duke UIC at Marquette Evansville at Memphis

UAB at Portland Nike Invitational, Portland, Ore. UAB at Portland

Monday. September 6

Wednesday, October 20

Bowling Green at Cincinnati Louisville at East Carolina

Wednesday. September 22

Saturday. September 25

TUesday. September 7 Charlotte at Winthrop Kentucky at Louisville

Wednesday. September 8 USF at DePaul High Point at East Carolina

Friday. September 10 Saint Louis hosts Saint Louis Nike Classic Cincinnati vs. Virginia SMU at Saint Louis DePaul at Lakeside Classic, Evanston, 111. DePaul vs. UC-Irvine Louisville at Furman Tournament, Greenville, S.C. Louisville at Furman Oakland at Marquette UAB at Davidson Adidas Classic, Davidson, N.C. UAB vs. UNC-Greensboro Western Kentucky at Memphis

Saturday, September 11

Memphis at Charlotte East Carolina at Cincinnati DePaul at Drake UAB at Marquette Saint Louis at USF

Wednesday. September 29 Memphis at Cincinnati DePaul at Saint Louis East Carolina at Campbell Louisville at Marquette Alabama A&M at UAB USF at Florida Atlantic

Saturday. October 2 Charlotte at Saint Louis Cincinnati at UAB Marquette at Memphis

Sunday. October 3

Charlotte at Louisville Cincinnati at Saint Louis Marquette at DePaul USF at UAB

Saturday. October 23 UNC-Grcensboro at Charlotte Marquette at USF Saint Louis at Memphis Birmingham Southern at UAB

Tuesday. October 26 Louisville at Indiana

Wednesday. October 27 North Carolina State at Charlotte Cincinnati at Kentucky DePaul at Northern Illinois Marquette at UW-Milwaukee UAB at Memphis

Friday. October 29 East Carolina at Saint Louis Marquette at Wright State USF at FIU Classic, Miami, Fla. USF vs. Farleigh Dickinson

Saturday. October 30 DePaul at Charlotte Kentucky at UAB USF at FIU Classic, Miami, Fla. USF vs. St. John's.

Sunday. October 31 Louisville at Cincinnati Indiana at Saint Louis

Tuesday. November 2

Sunday. October 10

DePaul at UIC Elon at East Carolina

DePaul at UAB Memphis at East Carolina Louisville at USF

Memphis at USF Cincinnati at Charlotte DePaul at Louisville UAB at Saint Louis

Wednesday. September 15

Saturday, November 6

Saturday. October 9

Davidson at Charlotte

Charlotte at East Carolina Cincinnati at DePaul UW-Green Bay at Marquette Louisville at Memphis Southwest Missouri State at Saint Louis

Saint Louis hosts Saint Louis Nike Classic Cincinnati vs. SMU Virginia at Saint Louis DePaul at Lakeside Classic, Evanston, 111. DePaul at Northwestern Louisville at Furman Tournament, Greenville, S.C. Louisville vs. Coastal Carolina UAB at Davidson Adidas Classic, Davidson, N.C. UAB at Davidson

Wednesday, October 6

Sunday. September 12

DePaul at East Carolina Michigan vs. Louisville USF at Florida International

USF at Charlotte East Carolina at Georgia Southern

Thursday. September 16 Bradley at Cincinnati

Friday. September 17 UAB hosts La Quinta Classic Charlotte at UAB DePaul at Dayton Marriott Flyer Classic, Dayton, Ohio DePaul vs. Evansville Louisville at Kentucky Tournament, Lexington, Ky. Louisville vs. Winthrop Marquette at Drake

Marquette at East Carolina

Tuesday. October 12 Butler at Cincinnati

Wednesday. October 13 Charlotte at South Carolina Louisville at Ohio St.

Friday, October 15

Belmont at Memphis

Wednesday. November 3 East Carolina at USF UAB at Louisville Wisconsin at Marquette

Friday. November 5

Sunday. November 7 Marquette at Cincinnati

Monday. November 8 Memphis at Lipscomb

Thursday. Nov. 11-Sunday. Nov. 14 Conference USA Tournament (Louisville, Ky.) All dates subject to change. Conference USA games in bold.

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2004 Schedule .................................. 34 Mission Statement ............................ 34 Credits .............................................. 34 Media Guide Dedication .................... 35 Quick Facts/Media Information ........ 35

20M lady finer SOBSBI Head Coach Brooks Monaghan ........ 37 Assistant Coach Jodi Fisher ............ 38 Support Staff .................................... 38 2004 Notebook ................................. 39 2004 Season Outlook .................. 4041 2004 Tiger Roster ............................. 42 Player Profiles ............................ 43-50 Susannah Dawells, Yuiko Konno.. 43 Leanna McGee, Annika Moller......44 Monica Powell, Jocelyn Raine.......45 MaryShelton, Nicky McLeod ........ 46 Courtnee Melton, Robin Smart......47 Wilson, Cheek, Keating ................... 43 Mikami, Savage, Strung ................ 49 Freshmen ...................................... 50

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2003 Statistics/Results .................... 5) 2003 Season Recap .................... 52-53 2003 C-USA Standings/Stats ........... 54 2003 C-USA Postseason Honors ..... 54

MISSION Snnum The primary mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide a successful athletic program at the highest level 'of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and ioral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the ram will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students ITM intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and integrity. The University of Memphis is a comprehensive urban university committed to the scholarly accomplishments of our students and faculty and to the enhancement of our community, state and the nation through principles of academic integrity, sound management and equal opportunity.

HlStOfff Record Book/Honor Roll ................... 55 Year-by-Year Results ........................ 56 All-Time Letterwinners ...................... 57 All-Time Records vs. Opponents ...... 5.

Opponents Opponent Profiles ........................ 58-59 All-Time Letterwinners ...................... 60

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The 2004 University of Memphis Soccer Media Guide is intended for the editorial use of media organizations covering the Lady Tiger and Tiger soccer programs. Any reprinting, reproduction or other use of the contents of this guide for any commercial use is prohibited. Any questions or requests should be directed to the Athletic Media Relations Office at (901) 678-2337. Fax requests can be sent to (901) 678-4134. The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office mailing address is:

University Section U of M Athletics .......................... ......63

The University of Memphis is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution.

Athletic Media Relations Athletic Office Building Room 203 East, 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152-3730

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Kari Rauie no GK • 5-8 • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Strathcona Composite HS October 8,1982 - December 5, 2003 The 2004 women's soccer media guide is dedicated to the late Kari Rawe. Rawe was one of just two seniors in the Lady Tigers 2003-04 class. Primarily used as a backup goalie in her four-year career, Rawe started in 17 of the 25 matches she played in. She saw a total of 1695 minutes between the posts and made 63 saves. As a senior in 2003, she earned the starting keeper position and drew starts in 13 of the 14 contests she appeared in. She logged 1182 minutes in goal and made a team-high 40 saves. She maintained a 1.83 goals against average (GAA) and combined with Amy Clunie nprcftn person. to post a Lady Tigers' program-best 1.60 GAA on the year. Rawe started in nine of 10 C-USA competitions, recording 822 minutes between the pipes. She made 30 saves and held a 1 .42 GAA WhO newer Complained, She alagainst league foes. She also recorded a shutout in the Lady MfflVS kept 8 Smile OH her f8C& Kail Tigers 4-0 win overTulane.

has left a huge mark on our program. Kari is dearly missed, Rawe was a four-sport athlete at Strathcona Composite High dearly loved and will always reSchool, lettering in soccer, basketball, volleyball and track and main in everyone's heart that field. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA. puts on the "Memphis Uniform." The Lady Tigers will honor Kari's memory during the 2004 season by wearing a symbol on their uniforms.

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Kristin Wilson 12 F • 5-9 • Indianapolis, Indiana/Lawrence Township HS Aprils, 1984-May 7, 2004 This guide is also dedicated to Kristen Wilson, who passed away May 7, 2004. Wilson played just one season for the Lady Tigers and scored one point on an assist against UT-Martin in 2002. She excelled in the classroom and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and the University of Memphis "Tiger Academic 3.0." In response to its loss, Kristen's family ~ Mike, Kim and Lindsay ~ is creating a scholarship fund at the Lawrence Township School Foundation in Kristen's name. The "Kristen Wilson Scholarship" will be given annually through the Foundation to honor the memory of Kristen's zest for life, high academic achievement and outstanding athletic participation. It will pay tribute to the positive achievements and integrity she and her family have displayed throughout their committed service to MSDLT and the Lawrence community. The award will be presented to a deserving Lawrence Township High School graduate who has exhibited outstanding academic achievement, exceptional athletic involvement and good character in citizenship. Wilson was a four-year letterwinner in soccer and a member of the National Honor Society at Lawrence Township High School.


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Name of School:. ..University of Memphis Location: ......................... Memphis, Tenn. Founded: ........................................... 1912 Enrollment: .................................... 20,332 Affilliation: ........................ NCAA Division I Conference: ................... Conference USA Nickname:......................................Tigers Colors: .................................... Blue & Gray Home Field: . Mike Rose Soccer Complex Surface:..........................................Grass Capacity: .......................................... 3,000 President: ................... Dr. Shirley Raines Athletic Director: .............. R. C. Johnson Faculty Rep.: ................. Dr. Rodney Smith SWA: ...................................... Lynn Parkes Athletic Dept. Phone: ...... (901 ) 678-2335

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Head Coach: Brooks Monaghan Alma Mater, Year: ........... Memphis, 1994 Record at Memphis: ...... 28-44-5 ( 4 yrs.) Overall Record: ............................... Same Assistant Coaches: ............... Jodi Fisher ............................................. Veronica Ruiz Soccer Office Phone: ..... (901) 678-2315 Ail-Time Record: .62-104-9 (9 Seasons)

Credentials - Members of the media following the Lady Tigers need to contact Matt Beltz in The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office for press credentials prior to the event. A pass list will be kept at the main gate area, which also serves as the media gate. Seating in the press area is limited and will be restricted to filing press, radio, and television representatives' needs according to NCAA regulations. Parking - Media parking is located in the parking lot adjacent to the main gate. No parking pass is required to park in that parking lot. Photographers - Press and television photographers are requested to stay at least 10 feet away from the playing surface. A photo deck is located behind press row for teams wishing to shoot coaches video. Statistics - The U of M Media Relations Office will provide game notes, statistics, rosters and media guides throughout the game to all members of the media. At the reporter's request, the U of M media relations office will also provide complete game statistics to each media member shortly after each contest. Interviews - Memphis soccer practices are closed to the media. However, special arrangements may be made by contacting the Media Relations Office well before practice time. All interviews are coordinated with head coaches Richie Grant and Brooks Monaghan through the Athletic Media Relations Office. The office staff can also set up interviews throughout the season with Grant or Monaghan as well as player interviews which will be set up around the player's academic and practice schedules. Coaches and players are available for postgame interviews 10 minutes following the end of the game. Tickets - Tickets for Lady Tiger and Tiger soccer games are available at the U of M Ticket Office, located at the corner of Southern and Normal, or by calling (901)6782331. Tickets are also available at the gate the day of the game.

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Team Information 2003 Record: .................................. 5-10-3 ...................... (Home: 4-4-1; Away: 1-6-2 ) 2003 C-USA Record/Finish: .. 2-7-1 (1 3th) Starters Returning/Lost: ..................... 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ........ 15/6

Media Associate A.D./Marketing & Media : Bob Winn Women's Soccer Contact: Matt Beltz Office Phone: (901) 678-5294 FaxNumber: (901) 678-4134 E-Mail Address:.. rnbeltz@memphis.edu Website: www.gotigersgo.com

Phil Stukenborg The Commercial Appeal 495 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-529-2360 FAX: 901-529-2362

Jarvis Greer WMC-TV 5 (NBC) 1960 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-726-0410 FAX: 901-278-7633

David Lee WHBQ-TV 13 (Fox) 485 S. Highland Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 901-320-1345 FAX: 901-320-1366

Frank Murtaugh Memphis Flyer 460 Tennessee St. Memphis, TN 38101 Phone: 901- 521-9000 FAX: 901-521-0129

Glenn Carver WREG-TV 3 (CBS) 803 Channel Three Dr. Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-543-2117 FAX: 901-543-2167

Sports Editor The Daily Helmsman University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901-678-2192 FAX: 901- 678-4792

Sports Editor Memphis Dateline Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 901-458-5222 FAX: 901-327-6442

Sports Director WUMR-FM91.7 University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901-678-3176 FAX: 901-678-4331

Dan Morris The Jackson Sun 245 W. Lafayette Jackson, TN 38301 Phone: 901-427-3333 FAX: 901-423-0345

Greg Gaston WPTY-TV (ABC) 2701 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 901-323-2430 Fax: 901-452-1820

Wally Wellman Shelby Sun Times 7508 Capital Dr. Cordova, TN 38138 Phone: 901-755-7386 FAX: 901-755-0827

Dan Moore Germantown News 7545 North Street Germantown, TN 38138 Phone: 901-754-0337 FAX: 901-754-2961

ItllBtlC Mtlll iGlltlll! Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer Contact OFFICE: (901) 678-5294 HOME: (901) 458-9260 email: mbeltz@memphis.edu

Graduate Assistant Men's Soccer Contact OFFICE: (901) 678-2444 HOME: (901) 678-6842 cinuil: wkolditz@memphis.edu

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HEHD COUCH • nnn SEASON • MEMPHIS. TENN. • MEMPHIS. 1994 Entering his fifth season at the helm of the Lady Tigers' soccer program, head coach Brooks Monaghan has his sights set on the program's second Conference USA Tournament appearance in three years. Monaghan helped start the women's soccer program at Memphis from scratch eight years ago. He spent four seasons as the goalkeepers' coach, before being offered the head coaching position in 2000. Monaghan had a vision for a struggling Memphis program that had combined to win just 10 games the previous two seasons and notched just one conference win the year before he took over as the second head coach in Lady Tigers soccer history. It did not take long for the former Tiger standout to make his mark on the Lady Tiger program. In his first season, Monaghan guided a team that had won just five games the previous season to a nine-win season and within one victory of a berth in the Conference USA Championship Tournament. The Lady Tigers' four-game improvement was the best in the program's brief seven-year history. As is the case with any team, an increase in

victories leads to an increase in expectations. But Monaghan's young Lady Tigers suffered through some growing pains in 2001 and saw the promise of an exciting season fall victim to nine one-goal losses and four others by just two goals as they finished the campaign at 5-13-1. The improvement continued in the 2002 campaign as Monaghan was able to bring in a talented group of newcomers. Monaghan was able to mix his group of gifted newcomers with senior leadership and solid defense to lead the Lady Tigers to their first appearance in the Conference USA Tournament since the 1997 season. "That was our primary goal entering the season and we were able to accomplish it by playing our best soccer towards the end of the year," Monaghan said. The 2002 squad's four-game improvement tied Monghan's 2000 team for the best improvement in Lady Tiger history. The 2002 team was the first in the program's history to finish with a .500 record in league play, and the Lady Tigers did so by winning four of their last five C-USA matches by shutting out their opposition. The 2003 team again was unable to live up to the expectations set by the previous year's team. With just two seniors, the young squad suffered through a 5-10-3 season and won just two CUSA contests. Monaghan was able to come out of the season with a moral victory, however, as eight of the 10 losses the Lady Tigers' suffered were by a single goal. Monaghan was able to provide many of his underclassmen with invaluable playing experience that should help continue to build the Memphis Lady Tiger soccer program into a regional force. Although the season was a tough pill to swallow for Monaghan, he knew that brighter days were ahead as two of his top returners were named Conference USA first team performers following the season. The 2004 season will be Monaghan's fifth as the head at the University of Memphis, which equals the longest coaching stint by a Lady Tiger coach. He is just seven wins shy of surpassing former head coach Les Szabo as the Lady Tigers' all-time winningest coach. Prior to becoming the Lady Tiger head coach, Monaghan served as the primary goalkeepers' coach and was a vital part of the Memphis coaching staff during the program's first four seasons. Under Monaghan's guidance, the Lady Tigers' goals-against average dropped from 2.74 in 1995 to 1.77 in 1999. Monaghan's coaching career followed an impressive collegiate campaign. After spending his freshman year at Evansville, Monaghan transferred to the U of M and helped lead the Tigers to a share of the conference championship in 1992 and

an outright title in 1993. As the Tiger goalkeeper, Monaghan posted single-season records with a 0.80 goals-against average and 11 shutouts en route to being named First Team All-Great Midwest Conference as a junior. His 24 shutouts and 1.40 GAA over his three years are careerbests in Tiger soccer history. He led Memphis to a record 38 wins in his career. He is second in the Tiger record books with 298 saves. A prep standout at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Monaghan's college career earned him a spot on the U-20 national squad. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Monaghan graduated from the University of Memphis with a B.S. in Business Management. He is single and resides in Memphis.

Monaghan's I ili; Personal Born: August 10,1973 Status: Single Education B.S. - Business Management University of Memphis, 1996

Playing Experience * * * *

University of Evansville, 1991 University of Memphis, 1992-94 New Orleans Gamblers (USISL), 1995-96 Memphis Express, 2002

Coaching Experience *U of M Head Coach (2000-present) *U of M Goalkeepers' Coach (1996-99)

Career Highlights * Member of U-20 U.S. National Team, 1992-1994. * Soccer America National Player of the Week, 11-3-93. * GMC Tournament Defensive MVP, 1993. * First Team AII-GMC, 1992. * Posted U of M record 11 shutouts and 0.80 goals-against average in 1992. * U of M all-time leader in shutouts (24) and goals-against average (1.40).

Monaghan's Coaching Records 2000 Memphis 9-11-0 .450 2001 Memphis 5-13-1 .289 2002 Memphis 9-10-1 .452 2003 Memphis 5-10-3 .361 Totals Four Seasons

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OSSISTIINT COHCH • FOURTH SEOSON • SHE IUIOOD PflHh, HLBERin, CHNHDH • MEMPHIS, 1099 There is no part of the University of Memphis women's soccer program that Jodi Fisher is unfamiliar with. She has moved up the ranks from player to assistant coach with some titles in between during her 10 seasons with the program. Fisher was a forward on the first-ever Lady Tiger squad in 1995. During her four seasons at Memphis, Fisher complied school records for goals (33) and points (92). She also played in 79 career matches and was named to the C-USA AllFreshman Team in 1995 and third-team All-Conference in 1997. She was a twotime C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, once as a freshman and once as a senior. In 1999, Fisher was named graduate assistant coach and spent two seasons in that role before being named to her current post as assistant coach prior to the 2001 season. Besides assisting Coach Monaghan with on-field coaching duties, Fisher has helped guide the Lady Tigers to academic prowess in the classroom. The 2002 squad had a combined GPA of 3.082 and 92 percent of the team members were named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll which was the best among University of Memphis athletic teams. A native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, Fisher graduated from Memphis in 1999 and recently fin- Coaching Background ished her master's degree in Student * Lady Tigers' Assistant Coach (2001-present) * Lady Tigers' Graduate Assistant Coach (1999-00) Personnel Services.

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After completing her playing career at Memphis last season, Veronica Ruiz will slide into the role of volunteer assistant coach for this season as she completes her bachelor's degree in marketing. A native of College Station, Texas, Ruiz played in 34 career matches, scoring one career goal and recording one career assist. Ever the utility player, she played nearly every position except for goalkeeper in her fouryear career.

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Mike Malone enters his third year in charge of strength, conditioning, and speed workouts for the women's soccer team. He also contributes to the men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's golf and tennis squads. A 2001 graduate of Mount Union College (Ohio) with a degree in exercise science, Malone spent one year at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. as an assistant strength and conditioning coach prior to his arrival at Memphis.

Hillary Burkett will take over duties as the team manager for this season, which will be her first. She is a junior at Memphis and is majoring in Music Industry. A graduate of St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, she was a member of the Fury Soccer Club in Memphis. As manager, she will travel with the team and help coordinate activities on road trips, as well as setting up practices and assisting the coaching staff in the day-to-day operations of the program.

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T Minus Seven and Counting With 28 wins under his belt as the head coach at the University of Memphis, Brooks Monaghan is just seven wins shy of surpassing his predecessor Les Szabo as the winningest coach in Lady Tiger soccer history.

success this season. The 2004 senior class is the largest in Lady Tigers' soccer history.

at Mike Rose, the Lady Tigers have moved all five non-league matches to the stadium pitch at the MRSC.

Reloaded The Lady Tigers return nine starters and 15 letterwinners from last season's squad that finished 5-10-3. Twelve of the 15 returners combined to score 62 of the 75 points scored in the 2003 campaign. Included in that group of returning starters are senior forward Yuiko Konno and junior midfielder Nicky McLeod. The duo earned First Team All C-USA in 2003 and teamed up to scored 35 points on 14 goals and seven assists. They also scored all five of the Lady Tigers' gamewinners.

Preseason C-USA Poll 1. UAB 2. Saint Louis 3. DePaul 4. Marquette 5. Charlotte 6.TCU 7. Cincinnati 8. Memphis 9. East Carolina 10. USF H.Tulane 12. Houston 13. Louisville 14. Southern Miss

New Permanent Address After splitting time between Echles Field and the Mike Rose Soccer Complex as home facilities, both the men's and women's soccer programs have made the MRSC their permanent home. Rather than playing the non-conference slate at Echles and the league schedule

Senior Experience The 2004 will boast a total of seven seniors: Susannah Dawells, Yuiko Konno, Leanne McGee, Annika Moller, Monica Powell, Jocelyn Raine and Mary Shelton. The seven have combined to start in over 200 games in their careers. This experience should prove to be a primary piece of the Lady Tigers' hopeful Returning Starters F F MF MF MF D D D D

Yuiko Konno Robyn Smart Nicky McLeod Annika Moller Melissa Savage Beth Keating Leanne McGee Courtnee Melton Mary Shelton

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Madison Cheek Susannah Dawells Monica Powell Jocelyn Raine Brittany Strung

First-Team All-Conference USA selection Started in 14 of 18 matches as a sophomore First-Team All-Conference USA selection Scored five points on a goal and three assists as a junior Made 16 starts and reeled off 16 shots as a rookie One of three freshmen to start in 10 or more games Started in 33 games over the last two seasons Started in 16 of 18 matches as a sophomore Started 17 of 18 matches as a junior

Key Returners Tied for team lead with four assists as a freshman Registerd a pair of assists in eight starts as a junior Started in 18 games over the last two seasons Started in 23 games in last two years Scored two goals in as many starts as a freshman

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Preseason All-Conference Team Breck Bankester, Sr., GK, USF Jamie Craft, So., F, Louisville Nikki Hawkins, Sr., MF, Houston Tara Kidwell, Sr., F, UAB Yuiko Konno, Sr., F, Memphis Megan McCallion, Jr., F, ECU Briana McCarty, Sr., D, UAB Nicky McLeod, Jr., MF, Memphis Jessi Moore, Sr., F, TCU Jamie Perry, Sr., F, Saint Louis Julianne Sitch, Jr., MF/F, DePaul Preseason Player of the Year Julianne Sitch, Jr., MF/F, DePaul


HH imjiisi lutism After the Lady Tigers lost eight matches last season by one goal, including all seven losses in Conference USA play, fifth-year head coach Brooks Monaghan is hoping that those tough losses will turn into wins this year with an experienced and veteran team under his instruction. Nine starters and 15 letterwinners return from last year's squad that went 5-10-3 overall and 2-7-1 in C-USA. This includes seven seniors and four juniors. "On paper, last year's team was probably the strongest that we've had as long as this program has been around," said Monaghan. "Every one of those games we felt we could have won. The players definitely realize how close they were last year to being on top and that will help them put in the extra work they need to reach that level." Three of the Tigers' top four point scorers return as do nine of the 10 players that recorded at least one goal last season. Memphis also adds a total of eight newcomers, including seven freshman and one transfer to the mix. Two redshirt freshmen also return to the active roster after sitting out last season. "It was unique in that we felt we had a better spring team than we had a fall team last year and that usually does not happen," Monaghan commented. "We return almost everyone on the team and that is important. There are some talented newcomers that will push for playing time but the core of the team is already in place." Forwards Conference USA's leading goal scorer Yuiko Konno returns for her senior season to anchor the Memphis attack. Konno scored 12 goals and recorded 27 points, which was tied for first in the conference. For her efforts, she garnered AII-C-USA first team accoldes and was also named All-Central Region third team by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz, becoming the

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first player in the program's history to garner regional recognition. She was also a 2004 preseason AII-C-USA pick. "Every good team has a goal scorer," said Monaghan. "Yuiko has a knack for scoring goals and is a phenominal technical player. We are expecting big things from her." Joining Konno up front will be sophomore Madison Cheek. She played in all 18 games last year, starting 10 of them as a freshman. Cheek coled the team in assists with four and also scored one goal for six points. Another scoring option the Tigers should have this year is sophomore transfer Shoko Mikami, who comes across town from Christian Brothers University. Mikami led the nation in scoring in Division II last season, racking up 33 goals and also leading the country in goals per game (1.65) and points per game (3.80). She also tallied 10 assists for a total of 76 points. "Shoko also has a knack for scoring and she showed that last year," commented Monaghan. "I think she will keep teams honest because they will be looking for Yuiko. It is tough to defend against two good goal scorers." A trio of freshmen will also battle for playing time up front while providing depth at the position. Candace Halvorson, who redshirted last season after suffering a knee injury, as well as true freshmen Caroline Barrett and Carla Scaniello will also figure into the mix. Both Barrett and Scaniello will also see some time in the midfield. "Candace has a strong spring coming off her injury. We expect big things from her," said Monaghan. "Caroline and Carla are both very athletic and have great

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speed. We will look to them to contribute from that start." Midfielders The other AII-CUSA honoree from the Tigers last season, junior Nicky McLeod, will anchor the midfield. The only Memphis player to start all 18 games last year, McLeod finished third on the team in points with eight, scoring two goals, both of which were game-winners, and recording four assists, tied for the most on the team. She joined Konno on the 2004 preseason AllConference team. "Everyone knows who Nicky is," said Monaghan. "She has good speed and is our workhorse." A pair of seniors that saw quite a bit of action last year will also figure to see quite of bit of action this year. Susannah Dawells, who started eight games last year, and Annika Moller, who started 1 1 , should provide a large number of minutes as well as invaluable leadership and experience in the middle of the field. Dawells recorded two assists last year while Moller had a goal and three assists, with all three helpers coming in a single game, which tied the conference record. " B o t h Sussanah and Annika are leaders, Sussanah on the field, while Annika leads more by example," Monaghan remarked. "Both have improved every year they have been here." A pair of sophomores

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anMI nitr limit that also saw a lot of minutes last year should once again see a lot of time on the field. Melissa Savage playing in all 18 games, starting 16 of them while recording two assists. Classmate Brittany Strung started two games and played in 15, netting a single goal but she will sit out this year as a redshirt after sustaining a knee injury. Also figuring to see some playing time this year are junior walk-on Heather Wilson, who played in four games a year ago, as well as the freshman trio of Vicki Greenwell, Kelsey Irish, and Halley Jo Sullivan. Defenders Perhaps the strongest part of the team, the Tiger defense returns all four starters from last year. Led by seniors Leanne McGee, Mary Shelton, Monica Powell and Jocelyn Raine, the defense also boasts the most experience of any position. McGee played in all but one game last year and started 15 of them while Shelton played in all 18 and started 17. Both also amassed some offensive numbers as well as McGee recorded a single assist and Shelton a single goal. Powell started five games, played in 14, and also recorded a single goal. Raine played 14 games, starting six while recording a goal and an assist. Adding to the experience in the backfield are junior Courtnee Melton, sophomore Beth Keating, and junior Robyn Smart, who moves to the backfield from forward. Melton was an ironhorse last year, playing in all 18 games while starting 16, while Keating saw action in 16 contests, starting 11. Smart played in all 18 games, starting 14 and scoring a single goal. Also figuring into the defensive backfield and providing some youthful depth will be Elaine Sedgewick, who

can also play in the midfield. She played for the Under-17 National Team in England. "Our defenders have played together for a long time and are very aware of how each other plays," Monaghan observed. "Our backline should be solid and that should help give our keepers confidence." Goalkeepers lf the defense i s the most experienced part of the team, then that experience will be necessary in the development of the goalkeepers, as t h e goalie position is the most inexperienced part of the team. A pair of freshmen, one true and one redshirt, will compete for the starting goalkeeper position. Neither one has seen a single minute of collegiate action. Redshirt freshman Isabel Briones was expected to challenge for the starting position a year ago but injured her knee last summer, forcing the redshirt. She made 204 saves in her prep ca- ^ reer at Gadsden High School in Gadsden, Ala. Also contending for playing time will be true freshman Natalie Haerens, who comes to Memphis from Lake Mary, Fla. She recorded a career mark of 41 -9-5 and held a 0.71 goals against average at Lake Mary High School. "The goalkeeper position should be very tightly contested," said Monaghan. "That compeition should help keep them sharp and at their best." Schedule The Tigers will play a non-conference schedule loaded with regional

and in-state opponents in addition to the always challenging Conference USA slate. After a preseason game against Southeast Missouri State, the Tigers will travel to Alabama A&M to open the season on Sunday, August 29. They will then travel to Oxford, Miss, to take on the Ole Miss Rebels two days later. The Rebels topped the Tigers last season and are one of the two teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year that the Tigers will play this year. The home opener comes on Sunday, September 5 against the first of three in-state foes, Middle Tennessee State. The Tigers then travel to Tennessee-Martin and host Tennessee Tech later in the week, wrapping up their in-state slate within a week. The Tigers then travel to Mississippi State on September 14 before returning home for four straight home games, beginning with Missouri Valley Conference opponent Drury on September 17. They then host Samford and begin conference play with defending tournament champion DePaul on September 24. They wrap up non-conference play against another MVC team, Evansville on the 26th. October will see the Tigers play nine conference games, four at home and five on the road. Memphis will not play Louisville, Southern Miss, or Tulane this year as part of the rotating schedule. The Conference USA Tournament will feature the top eight teams in the standings at the end of the regular season and be hosted by Saint Louis at Hermann Stadium on the campus of SLU. For the first time since its opening, the Mike Rose Soccer Complex will be the site of all Memphis Tiger home games, after hosting only conference games since its opening.


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Natalie Haerens Jocelyn Raine Beth Keating Candace Halvorson Elaine Sedgewick Leanne McGee Susannah Dawells Brittany Strung Nicky McLeod Caroline Barrett Melissa Savage Isabel Briones Carla Scaniello Courtnee Melton Robyn Smart Madison Cheek ShokoMikami MaryShelton YuikoKonno Annika Moller Halley Jo Sullivan Heather Wilson Kelsey Irish Monica Powell Vicki Greenwell

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Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary HS Sunderland, England/Lindsey Wilson College Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada/Saint Francis XavierHS White House, Tenn./White House HS Durham, England/Durham HS North Shields, England/Lindsey Wilson College Manchester, England/Haydon Secondary School Westerville, Ohio/Saint Frances DeSales HS Cheshire, England/Copley HS Augusta, Ga./Aquinas HS Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden HS Boulder, Colo./Fairview HS Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville HS Tigard, Ore/Tualatin HS Chiba, Japan/Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tenn./St. Benedict HS Chiba-prefecture, Japan/Chiba HS Boras, Sweden/Sven Erikson Gymnasict HS Anchorage, Alaska/Dimond HS Collierville,Tenn./ColliervilleHS Hudson, Mass./Worcester HS Milwaukee, Wisc./Whitefish Bay HS Newcastle Upon Tyne, England/Heaton Manor School

Head Coach: Brooks Monaghan (Four Seasons) Assistant uoacn: Jodi risner ( I nree beasons) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Veronica Ruiz (First Season)

inter inakdiun ClISS Seniors (7): Susannah Dawells, Yuiko Konno, Leanne McGee, Annika Moller, Monica Powell, Jocelyn Raine, Mary Shelton. Juniors (4): Nicky McLeod, Courtnee Melton, Robyn Smart, Heather Wilson. Sophomores (5): Madison Cheek, Beth Keating, Shoko Mikami, Melissa Savage, Brittany Strung. Freshmen (9): Caroline Barrett, Isabel Briones, Vicki Greenwell, Natalie Haerens, Candace Halvorson, Kelsey Irish, Carla Scaniello, Elaine Sedgewick, Halley Jo Sullivan.

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Goalkeepers (2): Natalie Haerens.

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Defenders (6): Beth Keating, Leanne McGee, Courtnee Melton, Monica Powell, Jocelyn Raine, Mary Shelton. Midfielders (12): Caroline Barrett, Susannah Dawells, Vicki Greenwell Kelsey Irish, Nicky McLeod, Annika Moller, Melissa Savage, Carla Scaniello, Elaine Sedgewick, Brittany Strung, Halley Jo Sullivan, Heather Wilson. Forwards (5): Madison Cheek, Candace Halvorson, Yuiko Konno, Shoko Mikami, Robyn Smart.

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MF • Sr. • 5-7 • Manchester, England/Haydon Secondary School Sharp midfielder who an great knowledge of the game...Advanced techni cally and supports well in transition...Will help generate scoring opportunities offensively...2003: Received the starting nod in eight of the 14 matches she appeared in...Tied career highs in assists and points with two each...Assisted on Yuiko Konno's game-winning goal in a 30 win over Drury...Also assisted a Konno score in a 3-2 overtime defeat to Southern Miss...2002: Saw action in a career-high 19 matches and made a career-high 11 starts...Posted career highs in assists and points with two in each category and also attempted a career-high 15 shots...Tallied her first assist of the season in a 3-2 victory over East Carolina, setting up Mary Shelton on a free kick...Her second assist of the season set up the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over UAB...2001: Played in 18 games during freshman season and started 10 times...Saw action in all 10 league matches and drew three starts...First collegiate assist led to gamewinning goal in Lady Tigers' 1 -0 win at SEC foe Ole Miss.. .PREP: Starred for Haydon Secondary School in Ruislip, England...The talented midfielder represented England on the Under-18 British National Team. Dawells' Career Totals YR 2003 2002 2001 TOTALS

GP 14 18 19 51

GS 8 7 11 26

S 14 15

G 0 0

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A 2 2 1 5

PTS 0 2 1 3

GW 0 0 0 0

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F • Sr. • 5-3 • Chiba-prefecture, Japan/Chiba HS MEMPHIS

Will provide the scoring threat for this year's team...2003: Was a welcomed addition to the Lady Tigers squad...Led the team and Conference USA in regular season goals scored with 12...Added a trio of assists...Tied for the league lead with 27 points...Her 27 total points tied her for the second-highest singleseason point total in the program's history...Earned first team AII-C-USA recognition...Became the first Lady Tiger in the program's history to earn AllRegion honors when she was selected to the NSCAA All-Central region third team... Named to Soccer Buzz's All-Central Region third team...Tallied three of the Lady Tigers' five game-winning scores, notching game-clinchers against Drury, UTMartin and Southern Miss...Posted a pair of multi-goal performances on the season.. .Prior to Memphis: Spent her first couple of years of collegiate soccer playing for the Japanese National Collegiate Team as universities in Japan do not sponsor women's soccer teams...Also suited up for the Japanese National Pool team. Konno's Career Totals YR 2003 TOTALS

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GP 18 18

GS 16 16

S 47 47

G 12 12

A 3 3

PTS 27 27

GW 3 3


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D • Sr. • 5-6 • North Shields, England/Lindsey Wilson College i a-\. ^ni nc

A hard-nosed defender who can be an offensive force...2003: Made 15 starts on the season in the Lady Tiger back four...Saw playing time in 17 matches...Notched her only point of the season on an assist in a 3-1 triumph over UT-Martin...2002: Was one of five Lady Tigers to see action in all 20 matches...Scored goals on her first two shot attempts, including the team's first goal of the season in a 2-1 victory over Florida Atlantic...Posted a season-high three points in a 30 victory over Northeastern, scoring the game-winning goal and adding an assist...PREP AND COLLEGE: Played sweeper and center midfielder during high school at Norham Community Technology College in North Shields, England...One of three players transferring from Lindsey Wilson College that will suit up for the Lady Tigers this season...Scored eight goals and added four assists during her freshman season at the NAIA school, which was ranked first nationally and made it to final four in the NAIA National Tournament. McGee's Career Totals YR 2003 2002 TOTALS

GP 17 20 37

GS 15 18 33

S 4 2 13

G 0 2 2

A 1 1 2

PTS 1 5 6

GW 0 1 1

flnnihi) Miilloi MF • Sr. • 5-9 • Boras, Sweden/ Sven Erikson Gymnasict HS t^PMPHIS

2003: Drew starts in 11 of the 17 games she saw action in...Started in eight league contests...Scored five points on a goal and a career-high three assists...Tied CUSA record for assists in a game when she dished out three in a 5-1 win over Alabama A&M...Scored her lone goal of the year in a 3-1 win against UT-Martin...2002: Started nine of 19 contests at center midfield, including eight of 11 CUSA matches...Registered only point of the season on a game-winning assist in 1-0 victory over league-foe Southern Miss...Excelled in the classroom, leading the team with a 4.0 GPA in the Spring semester...2001: Started every match for the Lady Tigers...Led squad with two game-winners against league rivals DePaul and USF...Capped brilliant rookie campaign with two-game scoring streak against both USF and SEC power Mississippi State in regular season finale...Second on the club with five goals and 12 points and ranked fourth with 17 shots...Paced U of M attack with three goals and seven points in C-USA matches...Notched first collegiate point with an assist against UT-Martin...Scored first career goal and eventual game-winner versus DePaul...Added second goal versus Division II national runner-up CBU...Notched an assist and the game-winning goal in a 3-0 C-USA victory over USF...Joined teammate Ali Baker on the United States U-23 National Amateur squad for two exhibition matches against top WUSA competition...PREP: Played under head coach Ulf Svensson at Sven Erikson Gymnasiet in Boras, Sweden...Starred in the Premier Swedish Division, considered second in the world to WUSA...Helped lead her premier Holmalunds IF squad to a first-place finish in its division and preMoller's Career Totals GW mier league championship...Named a premier league regional-team member. YR 2003 2002 2001 TOTALS

GP 17 19 19 55

GS 11 9 19 39

S 14 1 17 32

G 1 0

5 6

A 3 1 2 6

PTS 5 1

12 18

0 0 2 2

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Monica Powell

D • Sr. • 5-5 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin/ Whitefisn Bay HS 2003: Saw action in 14 contests with five starts...Made three starts in C-USA play...Saw action primarily as a reserve on the Lady Tigers' back line...Scored her first career collegiate goal on an unassisted score in a 3-0 win at Drury...2002: Her three assists tied for second most on the squad...Tallied the first point of her career on an assist in the Lady Tigers' 3-0 victory over Northeastern...Set up freshman Nicky McLeod for the game-winning overtime goal in a 3-2 victory over Mississippi State...Added her third assist of the season in a 2-1 victory over Southeast Missouri State...The Lady Tigers were 3-0 when she had an assist...2001: Came off the bench in 17 games, third-best among fellow freshmen...Drew starts against UT-Martin, Division II national power CBU and CUSA foe Southern Miss...Saw action from day one, playing in 12 consecutive matches including Big 12 opponent Missouri, SEC rivals Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, conference power Saint Louis and defending league champion Marquette...Tied for first among freshmen with nine shots...Fired season-high five attempts versus UT-Martin. ..Played in nine C-USA matches... PREP: Four-year starter at striker for Whitefish Bay High School...Led WBHS to three consecutive Wisconsin state championships...As a freshman, named honorable mention All-State...First team All-State honoree during junior season...Selected first team All-Conference and second team All-Area during sophomore season, while earning the former honor in her junior campaign...Member of the Milwaukee Kickers club team that won five consecutive Wisconsin state championships. Powell's Career Totals YR 2003 2002 2001 TOTALS

GP 14 19 17 50

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D • Sr. • 5-9 • Sunderland, England/Lindsey Wilson College

Tall, athletic defender who will help anchor the Lady Tiger back line that will be one of the team's strengths this season...2003: Saw limited action as a junior, playing in 14 games, but drawing just six starts...Made starts in each of the last four games of the season...Scored three points on a goal and an assist from her defender position...Scored her lone goal of the year in the Lady Tigers' 5-1 win over Alabama A&M...Notched the game-winning assist in a 4-0 shutout of Tulane...2002: Started 17 games and saw action in 19...Connected on her only goal of the season in a 2-1 doubleovertime loss to Christian Brothers...Took just four shots on the season...PREP AND COLLEGE: Played scholastically at Castleview High School in Castleton, England...Transferred from Lindsey Wilson College, where she played defender as a freshman for the NAIA powerhouse...Scored one goal and added an asRaine's Career Totals sist on a team that outscored YR GP G§ S G A PTS .GW 14 6 7 1 1 3 0 its opponents 99 to 15 and fin- 2003 2002 19 17 4 1 Q 2 Q ished the season with a 20- TOTALS 36 23 11 2 1 5 0 4-4 record.

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Mary Shelton

D • Sr. • 5-6 • Memphis, Tennessee/St. Benedict HS

MEMPHIS An immediate fixture in the lineup since her true freshman season...Has started 55 of the 56 matches she has appeared in for the Lady Tigers missing only one game due to injury...2003: Started in 17 of 18 contests, including all 10 league games as a junior defender...Scored her only two points of the year on a goal in an overtime victory over Southern Miss...Reeled off a career-high 10 shots on the year...2002: Named team captain prior to the season...Started 19 games for the second-straight season...Had a season-high two shots against Evansville...Connected on her only shot attempt against East Carolina, heading a free kick into the back of the net...Matched her number of shots with nine from her freshman campaign...Forced opposing goalie into saving four of nine shots...2001: As a true freshman, one of only three players to start every single match...Led all returners with six shots in conference-only contests...Tied for fourth on the club in goals (2) and fifth in points (4)...Recorded first collegiate goal against Division II power CBU...Collected first career league goal, which proved to be the game-winner, in a 1-0 win at TCU...PREP: Local standout at forward and midfielder for Saint Benedict High School in Memphis...Senior year served as co-captain while being named All-District and to the alltournament team at the state finals...Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps winner during sophomore and senior seasons...Played club soccer for the '83 Germantown Fury...Guided Fury to Shelton's Career Totals three of the last four Tennessee state championYB ships before finishing as runner-up in 2000. 2003 2002 2001 TOTALS

GP 18 19 19 56

GS 17 19 19 55

S 10 9 9 20

G 1 1 2 4

A 0 0 0 0

PIS 2 2 4 8

Nicky McLood

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Possibly the fastest member on the squad, the talented midfielder will look to continue to improve upon impressive freshman and sophomore campaigns...Will also look to rebound from a knee injury suffered in spring competition...2003: Was the only Lady Tiger to start in all 18 games on the season...Earned first team All-Conference USA recognition after scoring eight points on a pair of goals and a team-high tying and career-high four assists...Both of her goals proved to be game-winners in wins over Alabama A&M and Tulane...Registered a goal and an assist in both contests...2002: Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors...Scored nine points, including four goals and one assist in her rookie campaign...Was the only Lady Tiger to net a two-goal match, doing so in a 4-0 victory over TCU...Lifted the Lady Tigers to a 3-2 overtime victory over Mississippi State, scoring the clinching goal just seconds into the extra period...Netted her first collegiate goal in a 3-0 victory over Northeastern...Tallied only assist of the season in the Lady Tigers' first C-USA win of the season, a 3-2 triumph over East Carolina...PREP: Helped start the soccer program her sophomore year at Copley High School in England...Played under head coach Martin Dunkley and helped lead her team to a 12-2 record and league championship her senior season...Lettered five years in netball and rounders and was the Sports Captain of the Year in all her sports all five years. McLeod's Career Totals YR 2003 2002 TOTALS

GS 18 20 38

GP 18 20 38

G 2 4 6

S 36 33 69

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Courtnee Melton I

D • Jr. • 5-10 • Bartlett, Tennessee/Bartlett HS

A tough, physical defender who has been a fixture on the back line of defense for the Lady Tigers in her career...Has now started in 36 matches over her two seasons at Memphis...2003: Started in 16 games for the Lady Tigers, including nine of 10 C-USA contests...Helped the Lady Tigers secure a pair of shutouts at Drury and against league foe Tulane...2002: Selected by coaches and teammates as the Lady Tiger Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year...One of only two Lady Tigers to start all 20 matches...Tallied her first-career point, setting up senior Alison Baker on a goal in the team's 3-0 victory over Northeastern... Set up Veronica Ruiz on her first career goal and final goal of the Lady Tigers' season in a 4-0 victory over Tulane... PREP: Played high school soccer locally for Ellen Douglas at Bartlett High School ... Earned All-State, AllDistrict and All-Region honors her senior season...Played club soccer for the Germantown Fury that won five consecutive state championships...Member of Tennessee Olympic Development team...Named Memphis Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps as a senior. Melton's Career Totals YR 2003 2002 TOTALS

GP

18 20 33

GS 16 20 36

S 5 2 7

G 0 Q 0

A 0 2 2

PTS 0

a 2

GW 0 0 0

Rnhijn Smart D • Jr. • 5-7 • Noblesville, Indiana/Noblesville HS

Aggressive player who will move to defense this year after playing forward and midfield her first two seasons.. .2003: Played in all 18 games for the U of M, making a career-high 14 starts at both the forward and midfielder positions...Scored two points on one goal...Lone goal of the year came in a 3-0 win at Drury...Excelled in the classroom, leading the team with a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester...2002: Saw primary action as a reserve midfielder and forward...Started seven of the 19 contests she appeared in...Tallied two goals, including a 25-yard blast from the right wing in the Lady Tigers' 3-2 overtime victory over SEC foe Mississippi State...Scored the gamewinning goal in a crucial 1-0 victory over Southern Miss that started a three-game winning streak in league play...PREP: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and three in basketball at Noblesville High School...Played for Margaret Rainey at Noblesville, where she was the team captain as a senior midfielder...Led her team to the sectional and regional championships in 2001 and advanced to semi-state...Named first-team AllCounty and second-team All-State as a senior...Played club soccer for the ISA Lightning who won the State Cup in 2000 and 200...Member of Indiana Olympic Development team.

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MF • Jr. • 5-7 • Collierville, Tennessee/Collierville HS MFMPHI5

2003: Played in just four games in her first year as a Lady Tiger, including one C-USA match...Prior to Memphis: Played club soccer at Mississippi State for two seasons before transferring to Memphis to play collegiately...PREP: Prepped at Collierville High School her freshman and sophomore seasons...Captained the Fury Elite club team her junior and senior seasons of high school. YR

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Madison Chech

PTS Q 0

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So. • 5-6 • Tigard, Oregon/Tualatin HS 2003: Had a solid freshman campaign for the Lady Tigers...Led all U of M freshman in scoring with six points on a goal and a team-high tying four assists...Saw action in all 18 games, making 10 starts...Also started in four of the 10 league contests she saw the pitch in...Scored four points on her first collegiate goal and a pair of assists in a 5-1 win over Alabama A&M...PREP: Registered 33 goals and 34 assists for head coach Duncan Nyangoro in her prep career Tualatin High School...Tallied 10 goals and 13 assists as a senior when she earned first team All-State and Oregonlive.com Player of the Year honors. YB

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GP 18

18

GS 10 10

Cheek's Career Totals s 14 14

G 1 1

PTS fi 6

A 4 4

GW 0 0

Belli Keating

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* D • So. • 5-8 • Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada/Saint Francis Xavier HS

2003: Saw action in 16 games and made 11 starts as a true freshman...Received the starting nod in five of the nine league games she appeared in...PREP: Played club soccer for Southwest United and did not play high school soccer...Member of the U-17 Canadian National team...Helped guide the Southwest United U-16 and U-18 squads to Keating's YR S provincial championships in Alberta. GP 16 16

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F • So. • 5-3 • Chiba, Japan/Christian Brothers University 2003: Led the NCAA Division II ranks in goals (33), goals per game (1.65) and points per game (3.80) last season at CBU...Added 10 assists for a total of 76 points on the year...Helped guide CBU to the Gulf South Conference championship...Named the league's Player and Rookie of the Year...Also named an All-Gulf South Conference first team performer. Mikami's Career YR 2003 TOTALS

GP 20 20

GS 19 19

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S 122 122

G 3J 33

A 10 10

PTS 76 76

GW 7 7

Melissa Savage MF • So. • 5-0 'Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS 2003: Started in 16 of 18 matches...Her 16 starts were the most by a Lady Tiger freshman last year...Drew the starting nod in all 10 C-USA contests...Scored two points on a pair of assists on the season...Registered her first career assist against Cincinnati and added another in a 5-1 win over Alabama A&M...Made 22 shots from her midfield position...PREP: Played varsity soccer at Arlington High School all four years under head coach Rebecca Buchele. She scored 17 goals and added 11 assists during her senior year in which she earned all-state honors...Also played for the Texas State team and Region III team. Savage's Career Totals YR 2003 TOTALS

GP 18 18

GS 16 16

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A 2 2

PTS

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Brittany Strung

MF • So. • 5-3 • Westerville, Ohio/Saint Frances DeSales HS

MEMPHIS Will redshirt this season after suffering a knee injury...2003: A tough and scrappy player, Strung saw action primarily as a reserve in her freshman season...Started in two of the 15 games she played in...Played in nine conference contests...Scored two points on her first career collegiate goal against Southwest Missouri State...PREP: Prepped at Saint Frances DeSales High School and earned three letters under head coaches Erik Ekis and Joshua Brader...Sufferred an ACL injury her senior season, but finished career with seven goals and nine assists...Played club soccer for Ohio Premier South. Strung's Career Totals YR 2003 TOTALS

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GS 2 2

S 7 7

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PTS 2 2

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Isabel Iliiiiiii;:;

GK • RFr. • 5-9 • Gadsden, Alabama Gadsden HS 2003: Was expected to challenge for the starting keeper position, but was forced to redshirt after suffering a knee injury in the summer.. .PREP: Earned four letters in soccer and basketball at Gadsen High...The multi-position athlete in soccer made 204 saves in her career, while also scoring 20 goals and adding 15 assists..Played club soccer for Attack 86 and also played for the Alabama State team.

Candace HaivGrson

F • RFr. • 5-9 • White House, Tennessee

White House HS 2003: Redshirted after suffering a knee injury prior to the season...PREP: Earned All-State honors all four seasons at WHHS after scoring 97 goals and 53 assists in her prep career...Helped the Tennessee Football Club to a state championship in 2002.

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Caroline Barren 10 Carlo Scaniello 13 MF/F • Fr. • 5-2 -Augusta, Georgia/Aquinas HS

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PREP: Was a four-year letter winner in both soccer and golf at Fairview High... Earned All-Region and second-team All-Conference honors as a senior.. .Tallied four goals and six assists in 2003...Finished her prep career with 14 goals and 11 assists...Led club team, Real Colorado, in scoring...Also an accomplished golfer, she won the 2003 Colorado State Junior Match Play championship.

PREP: Played sweeper and forward atAquinas High School.. .Broke school records for goals and assists in a season with 36 in each category... Led her squad to a 13-5-1 record as a senior.. .A member of the Georgia Olympic Development team from 2002-2003.. .Played club soccer for the Columbia County Patriots.. .Captained the Patriots from 2001 -2003 and scored 41 goals in her three seasons.

Tall defender who will add depth to the Memphis back line... PREP: Played on the Under-17 National Team.

PREP: Played for the Newcastle women's soccer club...Also participated in hockey and tennis.

MF/D • Fr. • 6-0 • Durham, England/Durham HS

MF • Fr. • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England/Heaton Manor

Natalie Haerens | Halleyjn Sullivan 21 PREP: Prepped at Dimond High School under the guidance of head coach Joe Danicic.. .Lettered in soccer and basketball at DHS.. .Led DHS to back-to-back runner-up finishes at the state tournament in 2001 and 2002...Earned team MVP honors in 2002 and 2003...Named a first team All-Region performer in 2002 and 2003... Earned All-State recognition in 2001 and 2002.

PREP: Four-time letterwinner at Lake Mary High School.. .Helped guide LMHS to the Florida Class 4A state title in 2002.. .Led LMHS to a 4A regional championship in 2003 as the team's starting goalkeeper.. .A member of the Florida Olympic Development team from 1999-2003...Named an NSCAA Regional All-America in 2003...Also named to the Orlando Sentinel All-County and AllCentral Florida teams in 2003... Posted a 41 -9-5 career mark and held a 0.71 GAA in her prep career.

MF • Fr. • 5-9 • Anchorage, Alaska/Dimond HS

GK • Fr. • 5-9 • Lake Mary, Florida/Lake Mary HS

hi;l:;i;il Irish 23 MF • Fr. • 5-9 • Hudson, Massachusetts/Worcester HS

PREP: Prepped at Worcester Academy under the direction of Tara Galante.. .Won four letters in soccer and lacrosse.. .Served as the team captain for both squads as a senior.. .Set the mark as Worcester's all-time assist leader...Helped lead Worcester to a 1 0-4-3 record and the 2002 New England soccer title in 2002.

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OVEOOLL (510-3) (2-71) (3-3-2)

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SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts .. 28-276 Shot pet 101 Goals/Game 1.34 Shots/Game 13.8 Assists 23 orner Kicks 93 Penalty Kicks 0-0 PENALTIES Fouls 264 Yellow cards 18 Red cards 0 ATTENDANCE Total 1813 Dates/Avg Per Date . 8/227 Neutral Site #/Avg .. 0/0

30-275 109 1.43 13.8 19 111 0-0 210 18 0 3199 117291

GOALS BY PERIOD Memphis Opponents

1st

2nd

Q! Total

8 9

18 20

1 1

1M

2nd QI Total

111 103

116 132

15 3

19 17 9 16 24 18 2 15 8 20 14 10 6 13 3 11 7 21 22

BP

242 238

27 13 8 6 2 2 3 2 2 5 0 0

1 0 0 2 2 0 Q 75 84

47 36 36 14 2 10 7 13 7 14 5 4

4 3 3 22 14 0 Q 242 238

BP

Mjn

6-5 14-13 18 18

510:00 6 1181:51 2 4 1691:5130 1691:5127

.255 29 .167 23 .056 17 .071 9 2 .500 .100 3 .143 3 .077 3 4 .143 .071 4 4 .000 .000 0 1 .000 1 .000 0 .000 .000 13 .000 4 .000 0 .000 Q .112 120 .126 98

6J flva Sv Pet 1.06 1.83 1.60 1.44

22 4_Q 68 93

.786 .625 .694 .775

.617

3

.639 .472 .643

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 5 10

1.000 .300 .429 .231

.571 .286 .800 .000 .250 .333 .000

.591 .286 .000 .000 .496 .412

UJ L ! 1 4 5 10

1 9 10 5

3 0 3 3

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0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0^0 0-1 2-0

SJLO 2.0 1.0 3.0 5.0

2003 Schedule and Results Date

Result Opponent

Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.

L, L, T, T, L,

30 31 5 9 12

1-3 0-7 0-0 1-1 2-3

Sep. 19 Sep. 21 Sep. 26 Sep. 28 Oct. 8

SAVES BY PERIOD M 2nd QI Memphis 36 31 1 Opponents 43 44 6

Total 68 93

Oct. 10 W, 5-1

Total 239 178

SB6 SOGS 61

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1 CLUNIE.Amy 0_Q RAWE. Kari Total Opponents

Total 60 81

QI 11 6

NEUTHRL (000) (0-0-0) (0-00)

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2nd CT 29 5 40 2

FOULS BY PERIOD 1M 2nd Memphis 110 118 Opponents 84 88

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KONNO, Yuiko 18-16 12 3 MARR, Kirsty 17-13 6 1 McCLEOD, Nicky 18-18 2 4 CHEEK, Madison .... 18-10 1 4 1 0 POWELL, Monica.... 14-5 SHELTON.Mary 18-17 1 0 RAINE, Jocelyn 14-6 1 1 SMART, Robyn 18-14 1 0 1 0 STRUNG, Brittany ... 15-2 MOLLER, Annika 17-11 1 3 MELTON, Courtnee. 18-16 0 0 RUIZ, Roni 10-1 0 0 McGEE, Leanne 17-15 0 1 BUCKNER, Katy 10-1 0 0 KEATING, Beth 16-11 0 0 SAVAGE, Melissa.... 18-16 0 2 DAWELLS, Susannah 14-8 0 2 FERRIS, Erin 8-0 0 0 WILSON. Heather... 4-0 Q Q Total 18 27 21 Opponents 18 30 24

Sep. 14 W, 3-0

CORNER KICKS M Memphis 26 Opponents 39

flOlfly (1-0-2) OH 1) (1-21)

27 30

SHOTS BY PERIOD Memphis Opponents

HOME (HI) (2-3-0) (21-1)

T, 1-1 L, 1-2 L, 1-2 L, 0-1 W, 3-1

Oct. 12 L, 0-1 Oct. 17 W, 4-0

Scorers

Miss. State Konno @ Ole Miss @ Evansville SE Missouri Marr (Cheek) @SMS Konno Strung (Marr) @ Drury Konno (Dawells) Powell Smart @ Louisville* Marr (McLeod) @ Cincinnati* Konno (Savage) DePaul* Marr (Konno) Marquette* UT-Martin Moller (Konno) Konno Marr (McGee) Alabama A&M Konno (Savage; McLeod) McLeod (Moller) Cheek (Moller) Konno (Cheek) Raine (Cheek; Moller) @ Houston* McLeod (Raine) Tulane* Konno (McLeod) Marr Marr (Konno)

Date

Opponent

Oct. 19 W, 3-2

So. Miss*

Oct. 24 Oct. 26 Oct. 31

USP @ UAB* @TCU*

L, 0-1 L, 1-2 L, 1-2

Konno (Dawells) Shelton Konno Konno (McLeod) Konno (Cheek)

Forward Madison Cheek notched a goal and a pair of assists to pace the Lady Tigers to a 5-1 win over Alabama A&M. Cheek tied for the team lead with four assists and led all freshmen with six points.


nis SHSH nnti 2003 Lady Tiger Team OiMds Most Valuable Forward Yuiko Konno Most Valuable Midfielder Nicky McLeod Most Valuable Defender Leanne McGee Tiger Award Heather Wilson Hardest Worker Award Annika Moller Most Valuable Freshman Melissa Savage Elma Roane Award Veronica Ruiz

So close, yet so far away. That is the best way to describe the 2003 Lady Tiger soccer team that played well at times, but could not string together enough victories to reach the preseason goals set by the players and head coach Brooks Monaghan. The Lady Tigers wanted to build on the momentum the team established in 2002 when they reached the C-USA Tournament for the first time in four seasons. However, a 5-10-3 overall record and a 2-7-1 mark in league play prevented the Lady Tigers from a making a return trip to postseason play. Going by just the record, it would be easy for outsiders to label last season as a letdown, but for Monaghan that is something hard to do. "Of course you want to win more games than we did and make it to the league tournament," Monaghan said. "But, I can't fault my players for the effort they gave last season. We had two players on the first-team all-conference team and that speaks volumes for a team that didn't make the tournament. "We were never out of a conference match and there are not many teams in our league that can claim that. Sometimes the breaks go your way and sometimes they don't. Last year for us, they just went to the other team." To put it in perspective, all seven of the team's league losses were by just one goal and in their two victories they outscored Tulane and Southern Miss 7-2. Opponents scored the game-tying goal or go-ahead goal with less than three minutes to go in regulation on three different occasions in C-USA play. Unfortunately, the Lady Tigers were on the losing end of two of those matches and tied one. The team was never overmatched in any league contest as each of their losses was by one goal. The squad never trailed by more than a goal in any of its 10 C-USA matches. After a shaky start against two Southeastern Conference foes, the Lady Tigers rebounded to outscore their opponents 26-20 the remainder of the season. Junior Yuiko Konno, a transfer from Chiba, Japan, tallied the team's first goal of the season in a 3-1 loss to Mississippi State. The tally would be the first of 12 she netted during the campaign. Her 12 goals were tied for the Conference USA lead and the most by a Lady Tiger since Shelly Heinz had 12 during the 1995 season. Konno finished with 27 points which was the fourth-highest total in school history. For her efforts, Konno was one of two Lady Tigers named to the All-Conference USA first team. She was joined by midfielder Nicky McLeod, who was third on the team in points with eight and tied for first in assists with four. Konno and McLeod were the only pair of first team members who did not participate in the postseason tournament. Konno also earned All-Central Region third-team honors. Winless through their first five matches with a record of 0-3-2, the Lady Tigers cracked the win column in Springfield, Mo., where they defeated Drury 3-0. Memphis jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the half behind goals from Konno and junior Monica Powell. It was Powell's first goal of her career.

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nil SSISM letlai The team took their momentum from the Drury win to Louisville, where they opened up C-USA play with the Cardinals. The match went scoreless through the first 75 minutes before forward Kirsty Marr broke the tie with a goal assisted by McLeod. Unfortunately, the Lady Tigers relinquished the lead in the 88th minute and the game ended in a 1 -1 tie. The Lady Tigers managed to sandwich in a pair of non-conference wins between four tough one-goal losses in league play. Konno had three goals and an assist in the two victories as Memphis feat UT-Martin 3-1 and Alabama A&M 5-1. Junior Annika Moller was the only C-USA player to record three assists in a match in the 2003 season, doing so in the Alabama A&M match. Marr, McLeod and Konno combined to score four goals as the Lady Tigers blanked Tulane for their first league win of the season. Marr had a pair of goals while McLeod and Konno each added a goal and an assist in the victory. Senior Kari Rawe recorded the shutout. The team backed up its first league win of the season with an exciting 3-2 overtime victory over Southern Miss at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Konno had a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to put the Lady Tigers within striking distance of a C-USA Tournament berth. However, the victory over the Golden Eagles would end up being the last of the season for the team as the Lady Tigers dropped a 1-0 decision to USF and a pair of 2-1 decisions at UAB and TCU, respectively to conclude conference play at 2-7-1.

8003 Lady Tiger Highlights • For the first time in Lady Tiger history, two student-athletes - Nicky McLeod and Yuiko Konno — were named first team All-Conference USA. • Konno led C-USA in goals scored (12) and tied for the league lead in points with 27. • Konno was named to the NSCAA AllCentral Region Third Team and was also a Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Third Team selection. She was also named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week in October to become the first Lady Tiger to garner the weekly award since the 2000 season. • Team carried a 3.22 GPA for the 20022003 season to earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2002-03 school year.


eta staiius g nastmt mm Final E003 Standings (nil Matches)

Conference #UAB TCU Marquette USF Saint Louis ADePaul Tulane Charlotte East Carolina Southern Miss Cincinnati Louisville Memphis Houston

W-L-T Pet. H A W-L-T 8-2-0 .800 4-1-0 4-1 -() 13-5-1 7-3-0 .700 4-0-0 3-3-C ) 9-8-2 7-3-0 .700 4-1-0 3-2-( ) 11-8-1 6-3-1 .650 4-1-0 2-2-' 8-8-2 14-5-3 6-3-1 .650 5-0-0 1-3-' 6-3-1 .650 4-1-0 2-2-' 14-7-2 6-4-0 .600 5-0-0 1-4-( ) 11-7-2 5-4-1 .550 3-2-0 2-2-' 7-11-2 3-4-3 .450 1-1-3 2-3-C) 7-7-5 2-6-2 .300 2-4-1 0-2- ' 9-7-3 3-7-0 .300 2-3-0 1-4-( ) 5-13-1 2-7-1 .250 1-3-1 1-4-C) 7-9-2 2-7-1 .250 2-3-0 0-4-' I 5-10-3 1-8-1 .150 1-3-1 0-5-(3 3-13-2

Pet. .714 .526 .575 .500 .705 .652 .600 .400 .500 .553 .289 .444 .361 .222

Overall H A N Stk. 8-2-0 4-2-0 1-1-1 L1 5-1-1 4-5-0 0-2-1 L1 5-3-0 4-4-0 1-1-1 L1 5-4-1 3-3-1 0-1-0 L2 8-1-0 4-4-1 2-0-2 T1 6-1-0 6-5-0 2-1-1 L1 8-0-1 3-5-0 0-2-1 L1 5-7-0 2-3-1 0-1-1 T1 4-1-4 2-5-0 1-1-1 L2 6-4-1 0-3-1 3-0-1 L1 4-6-0 1-7-1 0-0-0 L1 3-4-2 4-5-0 0-0-0 W1 4-4-1 1-6-2 0-0-0 L3 1-7-2 1-5-0 1-1-0 L1

#C-USA Regular Season Champion Tournament Champion AC-USA

Lady Tigers in the CJJSH Statistics GOALS PER GAME

POINTS

SHUTOUTS PER GAME

POINTS PER GAME

## Player-Tm 1. KONNO-MEM 2. MCCALLION-ECU KIDWELL-UAB 4. SITCH-DPU 5. CRANDELL-CHA 6. BARKLEY-USM 7. CRAFT-LOU 8. KNOTTEK-UAB 9. PERRY-SLU 10.VANZANDT-TCU

## Player-Tm 1.SITCH-DPU 2. KONNO-MEM PERRY-SLU 4. KIDWELL-UAB 5. KNOTTEK-UAB 6. CRANDELL-CHA 7. MCCALLION-ECU GUEMPEL-SLU 9. CRAFT-LOU BARKLEY-USM

## Player-Tm 1. KONNO-MEM 2.SITCH-DPU 3. KIDWELL-UAB 4. PERRY-SLU 5. CRANDELL-CHA 6. KNOTTEK-UAB 7. CRAFT-LOU 8. MCCALLION-ECU 9. BARKLEY-USM 10.WAGNER-CIN

GP 23 18 22 19 19 18 19 22 18 19

GP 18 23 19 22 18 19 18 19 19 19

G 12 12 9 10 8 9 10 8 8 9

G 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 10 9 7

A 7 3 9 4 7 4 1 5 4 2

A 3 7 4 9 4 7 4 1 2 5

Pts. Avg/G 31 1.35 27 1.50 27 1.23 24 1.26 23 1.21 22 1.22 21 1.11 21 0.95 20 1.11 20 1.05

Pts. Avg/G 27 1.50 31 1.35 24 1.26 27 1.23 22 1.22 23 1.21 20 1.11 21 1.11 20 1.05 19 1.00

## Player-Tm 1. CHURCH-ECU 2.WEEGAR-TUL FORBIS-UAB 4.MARTIN-SLU 5. CLUNIE-MEM 6.SNYDER-USM BISSEN-MAR 8.DEASON-DPU 9. HUFFMAN-CHA 10.MILLER-LOU

GP 18 19 19 23 18 19 18 19 22 18

GP 2 5 15 18 6 19 19 23 14 18

No. Avg/G 12 0.67 10 0.53 10 0.53 12 0.52 9 0.50 9 0.47 8 0.44 8 0.42 9 0.41 7 0.39

SHO 1 2 6 7 2 6 6 7 4 5

Sho/G 0.50 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.30 0.29 0.28

GOALS ## Player-Tm 1. KONNO-MEM SITCH-DPU 3. KIDWELL-UAB MCCALLION-ECU 5. CRANDELL-CHA BARKLEY-USM PERRY-SLU 8. CRAFT-LOU KNOTTEK-UAB CIGNO-SLU GUEMPEL-SLU

GP 18 23 19 19 18 19 22 18 19 22 22

No. 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8

Forward Yuiko Konno shined in her first season as a Lady Tiger, leading the conference in points per game (1.50), goals (12) and goals per game (0.67) ~

Avg/G 0.67 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.50 0.47 0.41 0.44 0.42 0.36 0.36

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2003 mi CUSfi Teams First Team First-Team All-Conference USA F: Tara Kidwell, UAB F: Jamie Perry, Saint Louis F: Yuiko Konno, Memphis F: Megan McCallion, ECU MF: Julianne Sitch, DePaul MF: Nikki Hawkins, Houston MF* Nicky McLeod Memphis MF: Kate Reed, USF D: Penny Perrott, ECU D: Lindsay Smale, Marquette D: Asia Simons, Tulane . bnana Mccarty, UAb GK: Breck Bankster, USF

Second Team F: Tasha Wagner, Cincinnati F: Jessi Moore, TCU F: Courtney Crandell, Charlotte MF: Anne loder, Marquette MF: Christie Cigno, Saint Louis MF: Jenny Rynders, UAB D' Kim Moore Charlotte D: Kristina Wilson, Cincinnati D: Emily Allwardt, Houston D: Anny Lucier, Saint Louis GK: Katie Bissen, Marquette

Third Team F: Jamie Craft, Louisville F: Amy Van Zandt, TCU F: Jill Knottek, UAB MF: Kelly Ferguson, Saint Louis MF: Karrissa Hill, TCU MF: Jackie Obert, Tulane D: Tiffany Ross, Charlotte D: Amber Prindle, DePaul D: Carolyn Klopp, Marquette D: Stacci Sastre, USF D: Kay Beth Costilow, USM GK: Lindsay Desaon, DePaul 12004

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mi nitf utifis mm RECORDS

GAA

Games 80 76

Name Christy Caswell Alison Baker

Years 1995-98 1999-02

Goals 33 19 18

Name Jodi Fisher Candice Spiniolas 2 tied

Years 1995-98 1998-00

Assists ....Name 32 Christy Caswell 26 Jodi Fisher

Years 1995-98 1995-98

Points 94

Years 1995-98

Name Jodi Fisher

Shots 178 166

Name Jodi Fisher Alison Baker

Saves 326 259 168

Name Frances Currin Katarina Wicksell Heather Chinellato

Years 1995-97, 99 2000-02 1996-98

Shutouts ..Name 14 Katarina Wicksell 6 Heather Chinellato

Years 2000-02 1996-98

GAA 1.68 1.82 2.20 (minimum

Name Heather Chinellato Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin 2500 minutes)

Years 1995-98 1999-03

Years 1995-98 2000-02 1995-97, 99

TERM SINGLE SERSON Goals 53 42 41

Year 1996 2000 1997

Assists 47 38 35

Year 1996 1997 1998

Points 147 117 99

Year 1996 1997 1998

Shots 339 276. 236. 224.

Year 1997 2003

.1998 .1995

Saves. 141 .... 130.... 113....

.Year

Shutouts 7 5.....

Year 1997 2003 .2001 .1998

.1996 .1995 .1998

Year 2003 2001 1997 1999

,

1 43 1 65 1 67 1.73

. . .

SINGLE-CRIME RECORDS Goals Scored 4 Shelley Heinz vs. CBU (10/27/95) Lesley Zmurchuk vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/13/96)

Assists 4

Catherine Brannon vs. Rhodes (10/30/96) Jodi Fisher vs. Rhodes (10/30/96)

TERM SIN6LE-GRME Goals 10 10

Opponent Christian Brothers Stephen F. Austin

Date 10/27/95 09/13/96

Assists ....Opponent 12 UT Martin 12 Rhodes College 12 Stephen F. Austin

Date 9/16/98 10/30/96 09/13/96

Points 32 30 30

Opponent Stephen F. Austin UT Martin Christian Brothers

Date 09/13/96 9/16/98 10/27/95 Date 10/27/95

Points 9

Shelley Heinz vs. CBU (10/27/95)

Shots 44

Opponent Christian Brothers

Shots 10

Shelley Heinz vs. CBU (10/27/95)

Saves 15

Opponent Marquette

Saves 15 Frances Currin vs. Marquette (9/23/99)

SINGLE SERSON

RECORDS

GP 22

Name 7 tied

Year 1997

Goals 18 12 12 11

Name Jessica Gjertsen Shelley Heinz Yuiko Konno Meredith Smith

Year 2000 1995 2003 1996

Assists ....Name 12 Christy Caswell 11 Jodi Fisher

Year 1996 1996

Points 40 29 28 27

Name Jessica Gjertsen Shelley Heinz Jennifer Vossen Yuiko Konno

Year 2000 1995 1996 2003

Shots 73

Name Shelley Heinz

Year 1995

Saves 99 96 86 84 79

Name Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin Frances Currin Katarina Wicksell Heather Chinellato

Year 2002 1999 1996 2001 1998

Shutouts ..Name 5 Katarina Wicksell 5 Katarina Wicksell 4 Katarina Wicksell 4 Frances Currin

Year 2002 2001 2000 1997

GAA 1.38 1.73 1.80 (minimum

Year 2002 1999 1998

Name Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin Heather Chinellato 1000 minutes)

Date 9/23/99

LflDD TIGER HONOR ROLL First Team All-Conference USA Nicky McLeod (2003) - Midfield Yuiko Konno (2003) - Forward Jessica Gjertsen (2000) - Forward Shelley Heinz (1996, 1995) - Midfield Second Team All-Conference USA Katarina Wicksell (2002) - Goalkeeper Christy Caswell (1998) - Defense Christy Caswell (1997, 1995) - Midfield Shelley Heinz (1997) - Defense Jennifer Vossen (1996) - Midfield Third Team All-Conference USA Alison Baker (2002) - Midfielder Jodi Fisher (1997) - Forward All-Conference USA Freshman Team Nicky McLeod (2002) - Midfield Jessica Gjertsen (2000) - Forward Rebecca Amrozowicz (1999) - Forward Lisa Gnaster (1997) - Defense Meredith Smith (1996) - Forward Christy Caswell (1995) - Midfield Jodi Fisher (1995) - Forward Conference USA Freshman of the Year Jessica Gjertsen (2000) Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week Yuiko Konno (10/20/03) Jessica Gjertsen (10/30/00) Jodi Fisher (10/23/98) Christy Caswell (9/22/97) Lesley Zmurchuk (9/16/96) Shelley Heinz (10/30/95) Jodi Fisher (9/18/95) Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week Frances Currin (9/22/97) Katarina Wicksell (10/21/02) Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Third Team Yuiko Konno (2003) - Forward NCSAA All-Central Region Third Team Yuiko Konno (2003) - Forward


Ittf-U-ltit Imlis Record: 5-14 Home: 4-5 C-USA:1-4 Away: 1-7 Coach: LesSzabo Neutral: 0-2 Date Opponent Score 9/2 at Charlotte * L 2-7 9/4 at South Carolina L 0-5 9/10 Louisville * L 0-1 9/13 UALR W7-1 9/15 at LSU L 0-5 9/16 vs. Florida State L 1-3 9/22 Evansville * W2-1 9/26 Rhodes College L 0-1 9/30 at Arkansas L 0-2 10/1 at Tulsa L 0-5 10/6 Miss. State L 0-1 10/8 Cincinnati * L 0-6 10/14 South Alabama L 2-4 10/15 Eastern Illinois W 3-0 10/20 atMarquette* L 1-3 10/22 at Loyola-Chicago W2-0 10/25 at Ole Miss L 0-1 10/27 CBU W 10-2 C-USA Tournament, Cincinnati, Ohio 11/2 vs. Charlotte L 1-4 * Conference USA match

Record: 8-13 Home: 5-5 C-USA: 3-6 Away: 2-7 Coach: LesSzabo Neutral: 1-1 Date Opponent Score 9/2 at Mississippi St L 0-4 9/7 at UALR L 1-3 9/13 Stephen F. Austin W 10-1 9/15 at Evansville L 1-3 9/20 Tulane * W 2-0 9/22 UAB * L 3-4 9/29 at Cincinnati * L 1-5 10/4 Charlotte * L 0-4 10/5 LSU L 0-4 10/6 USF* W4-2 10/12 Arkansas L 2-3 10/13 Tennessee W 2-1 10/15 Ole Miss L3-4(OT) 10/18 at Saint Louis * L 1-2 10/20 at E. Illinois W 1-0 10/25 at Marquette * L 1-3 10/27 at DePaul * L 1-3 10/30 Rhodes College W 6-4 11/2 at Louisville* W 2-1 C-USA Tournament, Charlotte, N.C. 11/6 vs. DePaul W 5-1 11/7 vs. Cincinnati L 1-2 * Conference USA match

Home: 8-3-1 Record: 11-10-1 C-USA: 4-5 Away: 2-6 Coach: LesSzabo Neutral: 1-1 Date Opponent Score 8/29 at Tennessee L 0-3 8/30 at UT-Chattanooga W 1-0 9/5 SW Missouri St W 3-1 9/6 Brewton Parker W 4-0 9/12 at Tulane * L 0-1 9/14 at UAB * W 1-0 9/17 Miss. State T1-1 (OT) 9/19 Louisville * W 2-0 9/21 Cincinnati * L 2-3 (OT) 9/26 at Charlotte * L 0-2 9/28 E. Illinois L 0-1 (OT) 10/3 Marquette * L 1-5 10/5 DePaul * W4-1 10/8 at Ole Miss L 0-6 10/14 UALR W3-0 10/17 at USF * L 0-4 10/19 Saint Louis * W3-2(OT) 10/26 Belmont W 4-2 10/29 Rhodes College W 3-0 10/31 at Arkansas L 2-4 C-USA Tournament, Saint Louis, Mo. 11/4 vs. DePaul W 4-1 11/6 vs. Marquette L 0-2 * Conference USA match

Record: 5-10-3 C-USA: 2-8-1 Coach: LesSzabo Date Opponent 9/1 Rhodes 9/4 Chattanooga 9/6 at SW Missouri St 9/11 at Oklahoma 9/16 UT-Martin 9/18 at Southern Miss * 9/20 at Tulane * 9/25 DePaul * 9/27 Marquette * 10/2 at Charlotte * 10/4 at USF* 10/8 Ole Miss 10/13 at Miss. State 10/16 at Saint Louis * 10/18 at Houston * 10/23 Louisville * 10/25 Cincinnati * 10/30 UAB* * Conference USA match

Record: 5-13-0 C-USA: 1-10-0 Coach: Les Szabo Date Opponent 9/1 Rhodes 9/3 Toledo

Home: 4-3-2 Away: 1-7-1 Neutral: 0-0 Score W2-0 W 4-1 L 1-2 L 0-4 W 9-0 L 3-6 L 1-2 TO-0 L 0-3 L 0-2 LO-7 T 1-1 T 1-1 W 1-0 L 0-2 W 6-0 L 1-2 L 1-2

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9/5 Jacksonville St 9/10 SW Missouri St 9/17 Tulane * 9/19 Southern Miss * 9/22 Miss. State 9/23 at Marquette * 9/25 at DePaul * 10/1 USF* 10/3 Charlotte * 10/10 at Ole Miss 10/12 at Belmont 10/15 Houston * 10/17 Saint Louis * 10/22 at Cincinnati * 10/24 at Louisville * 10/29 at UAB * * Conference USA match

L 0-2 L 0-1 L 0-2 L 1-3 W4-0 L 1-4 L 1-2 L1-2 L 0-2 L 2-3 W6-1 L 1-3 L 0-1 L 0-3 W2-1 L 0-2

Record: 9-11-0 Home: 6-3-0 C-USA: 3-8-0 Away: 3-8-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan ... Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Score 8/25 at Sacramento St L 2-6 8/25 at San Francisco W2-1 9/1 La.-Monroe W 3-0 9/2 Middle Tennessee W4-0 9/8 at SW Missouri St L 0-4 9/10 SE Louisiana W5-1 9/15 at Charlotte * L 2-3 9/17 USF * L 0-7 9/22 DePaul * W 2-0 9/24 Marquette * L 4-7 9/29 at Tulane * W 3-2 10/1 at Southern Miss * L 2-3 10/7 at UAB * L 0-4 10/10 at Miss. State W 1-0 10/13 Louisville * W 6-2 10/15 Cincinnati * L 1-2 10/20 at Saint Louis * L 1-3 10/22 at Houston * L 0-3 10/25 at Vanderbilt L 0-3 10/28 CBU W4-0 * Conference USA match

Record: 5-13-1 Home: 4-5-1 C-USA: 3-7-0 Away: 1-8-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan.. Neutral: 0-0-0 Date Opponent Score 8/31 at Missouri L 2-3 9/2 SW Missouri St T2-2 9/8 at Evansville L 0-2 9/9 UT-Martin W 3-0 9/17 Ole Miss W1-0 9/21 at Saint Louis* L 0-2 9/23 at Marquette * L 2-3 9/26 Vanderbilt L 1-2 9/28 DePaul * W1-0 9/30 Cincinnati * L 0-2 10/3 CBU L 2-3 10/10 at Tennessee Tech L 0-1 10/12 Southern Miss * L 1-2 10/14 Tulane* L 0-1

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L 1-2

10/21 at TCU *

W 1-0

10/26 at UAB* 10/28 USF* 11/4 at Miss. State * Conference USA match

L 1-3 W3-0 L 3-4

Record: 9-10-1 Home: 5-3-0 C-USA: 5-5-0 Away: 4-7-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan Neutral: 0-0-1 Date Opponent Score 8/30 at Florida Atlantic W 2-1 9/1

vs. FIU

9/6 9/13 9/15 9/20 9/22 9/27 9/29 10/4 10/7 10/11 10/13

Northeastern Evansville Miss. State Saint Louis* East Carolina* at Louisville* at Charlotte * at UT-Martin at SW Missouri St at No. 23 Nebraska at USF*

T1-1

W 3-0 L 1-2 (2OT) W3-2 (OT) L 0-4 W 3-2 L 0-1 L 0-3 L 2-3 (2OT) W 2-1 L 0-3 LO-2

10/18 at Southern Miss* 10/20 UAB*

W 1-0 W1-0

10/25 TCU *

W 4-0

10/27 Houston *

L 0-1

10/30 at CBU

L 1-2 (2OT)

11/2 at Tulane* C-USA Tournament, Charlotte, N.C. 11/6 vs. Charlotte * Conference USA match

W 4-0 L 0-2

Senior AM Baker led the 2002 Lady Tigers to their first C-USA Tournament appearance since

1997.

Record: 5-10-3 Home: 4-4-1 C-USA: 2-7-1 Away: 1-6-2 Coach: Brooks Monaghan Neutral: 0-0-0 Date Opponent Score 8/29 Miss. State L 1-3 8/31 at Ole Miss L 0-7 9/5 at Evansville T 0-0 (2OT) 9/9 SEMissouria T1-1 (2OT) 9/12 SW Missouri St L 2-3 9/14 at Drury W 3-0 9/19 at Louisville* T1-1 (2OT) 9/21 at Cincinnati* L 1-2 9/26 DePaul* L 1-2 (OT) 9/28 Marquette* L 0-1 10/8 UT-Martin W 3-1 10/10 Alabama A&M W 5-1 10/12 at Houston* L 0-1 10/17 Tulane* W 4-0 10/19 Southern Miss* W 3-2 10/24 USF* LO-1 10/26 at UAB* L 1-2 10/31 at TCU* L1-2 * Conference USA match

nil-Time Records vs. Opponent

Opponent

Record.... Years

Opponent

Record

Years

AlabamaA&M

1-0

Houston

0-6 .... 1998-2003

San Francisco

1-0

2000

Arkansas

0-3

Jacksonville State

0-1

1999

South Alabama

0-1

1995

Ark.-Little Rock

2-1

1995-97

Louisiana-Monroe

1-0

2000

South Carolina

0-1

1995

Belmont

2-0

1997, '99

Louisville

5-2-1 .. 1995-2000

SE Louisiana

1-0

2000

Brewton Parker

1-0

1997

SE Missouri State

1-0-1 ...2002-03

2-2

1995

Southern Miss

2-4 .. 1998-2003

SW Missouri State

14-1 .1997-2000

BU

2000-02 tiarlotte

0-9 .... 1995-2000

2002-03 Loyola-Chicago

1-0

1995

LSD

0-2

1995-96

Marquette

0-9 .... 1995-2001

2002 Cincinnati

0-9 .... 1995-2001

2003

Stephen F.Austin

1-0

1996

Middle Tennessee

1-0

2000

TCU

2-1

2001-02

Missouri

0-1

2001

Tennessee

1-1

1996-97

Mississippi State

3-4-2 ... 1995-2003

Tennessee Tech

0-1

2001

2003

Nebraska

0-1

2002

Toledo

1-0

1999

2003 DePaul

2001,2003

5-3-1 ...1996-2001

Drury

1-0

2003

Northeastern

1-0

2002

Tulane

4-4 .. 1996-2003

EastCarolina

1-0

2002

Oklahoma

0-1

1998

Tulsa

0-1

Eastern Illinois

2-1

1995-97 Ole Miss

1-5-1 .. 1995-1999

UAB

2-6 .. 1996-2003

Evansville

1-3-1

1995-96

2001,2003

USF

2-6 .. 1996-2003

Florida Atlantic

1-0

UT-Chattanooga

2-0

1997-98

UT-Martin

3-1

1998

Florida International .. 0-0-1 Florida State

0-1

2002

Rhodes

2-1

1995-97

2002

Sacramento State

0-1

2000

Saint Louis

2-5 .... 1996-2002

........1995

1995

2001-03 Vanderbilt

0-2

2000-01


3004 opponents

Mississippi State Bulldngs

Tennessee Tech Balden [agios

7 p.m., Aug. 31, Oxford, Miss. UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Oxford, Miss. Enrollment 14,960 Nickname Rebels Colors Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Conference Southeastern SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Steve Holeman Career Record (Yrs.)... 107-79-12 (10) Record at Ole Miss (Yrs.) 100-73-9 (Nine) Assistant Coach(es) Derek Green Erin Aubry Home Facility Cte Mes Soccer Stedum (1,500) 2003 Record 15-6-2 2003 Conference Record .... 4-3-2 (4th) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/6 Series Record vs. Memphis 5-1-1 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Kyle Campbell Office Phone 662.915.7544 Office Fax 662.915.7006 Email ekcampbe@olemiss.edu Athletic Website . www.OleMissSports.com

2 p.m., Aug. 29, Normal, Ala. UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Normal, Ala. Enrollment 6,500 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Maroon & White Conference Southwestern Athletic SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Frank Davies Career Record (Yrs.) 34-73-3 (Six) Record at AAMU (Yrs.) 19-53-2 (Four) Assistant Coach .... James Ssemambo Home Facility ASM Soccer Complex (700) 2003 Record 9-12-1 2003 Conference Record 8-0 (First) Starter Returning/Lost 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 10/12 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-1 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Rickey Hazel Office Phone 256.372.4005 Office Fax 256.372.5919 Email... sports.info@email.aamu.edu Athletic Website www.aamu.edu/PR/sports/athletics

BIG MISS Rebels

Rlauama fl&M Bulldogs

7p.m., Sept. 10, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment 9,100 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Purple &Gold Conference Ohio Valley SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Carrie Proost Career Record (Yrs.).... 0-0 (First year) Record at TTU (Yrs.) Same Assistant Coach(es) Justin Zoslow Home Facility Tech Soccer Field (1,000) 2003 Record 9-11-0 2003 Conference Record . 3-6-0 (Sixth) Starter Returning/Lost 10/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/7 Series Record vs. Memphis 1-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Thomas Corhern Office Phone 931.372.3088 Office Fax 931.372.6139 Email tjcorhern21 ©tntech.edu Athletic Website www.tntech.edu/athletics

Deraul Blue Demon

Richard Drake

Assistant Coach ....

9/2

4 p.m., Sept. 8, Martin, Tenn. UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Martin, Tenn. Enrollment 5,800 Nickname Skyhawks Colors Royal Blue, Orange & White Conference Ohio Valley SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Nathan Pifer Career Record (Yrs.) .251-138-22 (20) Record at UT-Martin (Yrs.) ...22-46-6 (4) Assistant Coach(es) TBA Home Facility Skyhawk Field (500) 2003 Record 9-7-3 2003 Conference Record .... 4-3-2 (4th) Starter Returning/Lost 11/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 15/5 Series Record vs. Memphis 1-3 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Abbey Dane Office Phone 731.587.7632 Office Fax 731.587.7624 Email abbeydane@hotmail.com Athletic Website www.utmsports.com

1 p.m., Sept. 5, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment 21,741 Nickname Blue Raiders Colors Royal Blue & White Conference Sun Belt SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Aston Rhoden Career Record (Yrs.) ...59-69-4 (Eight) Record at MTSU (Yrs.) .20-19-3 (Two) Assistant Coach(es) Beth Acreman Adam Sayers Home Facility Blue Raider Soccer Field (500) 2003 Record 12-7-2 2003 Conference Record 5-1-2 Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ... 14/10 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-1 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Tony Stinnett Office Phone 615.904.8209 Office Fax 615.898.5626 Email.... stinnett@goblueraiders.com Athletic Website www.GoBlueRaiders.com

UT-Martin Shuhaujhs

Middle Tennessee St. Blue Raiders

1 p.m., Sept. 19, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Birmingham, Ala. Enrollment 4,440 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Red & Blue Conference Ohio Valley SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Todd Yelton Career Record (Yrs.) .... 65-43-10 (Six) Record at Samford (Yrs.) .25-11-6 (Two) Assistant Coach(es) .... Brian Copham Jay Yelton Home Facility Bulldog Field (960) 2003 Record 12-4-5 2003 Conference Record 7-1 (1st) Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/2 Series Record vs. Memphis N/A MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Justin Firesheets Office Phone 205.726.4228 Office Fax 205.726.2545 Email jkfiresh@samford.edu Athletic Website www.samfordsports.com

Lady Tigers flu-Time Recoi ds vs. 2004 Opponents 1-0

Alabama A&M ....

-5-1 1-0

Ol6 MlSS

Career Record (Yrs.) .... 33-41-4 (Four)

14-7-2

.

2003 Record

Starter Returning/Lost

Samfnrfl Bulldogs

8p.m., Sept. 17, MRSC 7 p.m., Sept. 14, Starkville, Miss. UNIVERSITY FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Springfield, Mo. Location Starkville, Miss. Location 1,500 Enrollment 15,143 Enrollment Panthers Nickname Bulldogs Nickname Scarlet & Gray Colors Maroon & White Colors Missouri Valley Conference Southeastern Conference SOCCER INFORMATION SOCCER INFORMATION Christopher Baker Head Coach Neil MacDonald Head Coach 59-71-3 Career Record (Yrs.) 149-35-4 (5) Career Record (Yrs.) 14-40-1 Record at MSU (Yrs.)... 0-0 (First year) Record at Dairy (Yrs.) Assistant Coach(es) .... Ja'net Esparza Assistant Coach(es) Sarah McClellan Home Facility MSU Soccer Field (500) Home Facility Hutchens Field (1,200) 6-13 2003 Record 9-8-3 2003 Record 1-7 2003 Conference Record. 2-5-2 (T-Ninth) 2003 Conference Record 7/4 Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Starter Returning/Lost 15/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 0-1 Series Record vs. Memphis 4-3-2 Series Record vs. Memphis MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Dan Cashel Soccer Contact Todd Anderson Soccer Contact 417.873.7222 Office Phone 662.325.7556 Office Phone 417.873.7510 Office Fax 662.325.3654 Office Fax dcashel@drury.edu Email tanderson@athletics.msstate.edu Email Athletic Website .. www.MStateAthletics.com Athletic Website ... www.drury.edu/sports

I

7 p.m., Sept. 24, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Chicago III Enrollment 24 300 Nickname Blue Demons Colors Royal Blue & Scarlet Conference Conference USA SOCCER INFORMATION

Middle Tennesse< UT-Martin Tennessee Tech Mississippi State Drury Samford DePaul* Evansville

Series Record vs. Memphis 3-5-1 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Greg Greenwell Office Phone 773 325 7546 Office Fax 773 325 7531 Email ggreenwe ® depaul edu Athletic Website www.depaubluedemons.com

3-1 0-1 3-4-2 1-0

First meeting 5-3-1 1-3-1

2-1

TCU* • Houston Charlotte ECU* USF* UAB* Marquette* Saint Louis* Cincinnati*

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SOHIHIIHIS Evansville Purple flees 1 p.m., Sept. 26, MRSC 4 p.m., Oct. 1, Fort Worth, Texas UNIVERSITY FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Forth Worth, Texas Location Evansville, Ind. Location 8,066 Enrollment 2,400 Enrollment Horned Frogs Nickname Purple Aces Nickname Purple & White Colors Purple, White & Orange Colors Conference USA Conference Missouri Valley Conference SOCCER INFORMATION SOCCER INFORMATION David Rubinson Head Coach Ron Raab Head Coach Career Record (Yrs.) 9-26-3 (Two) Career Record (Yrs.). 145-178-22 (18) Same Record at Evansville (Yrs.) Same Record at TCU (Yrs.) Blake Amos Assistant Coach(es) .... Stefanie Kraay Assistant Coach(es) Dewi Hardman Home Facility Black Beauty Field Home Facility Garvey-Rosenthal .atArad McCutchan Stadium (2,000) Soccer Stadium (1,500) 2003 Record 3-13-2 2003 Record 9-8-2 2003 Conference Record 1-6-0 (T-Sixth) 2003 Conference Record 7-3-0 (Second) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Starter Returning/Lost 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/4 Series Record vs. Memphis 3-1-1 Series Record vs. Memphis 1-2 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Men's Soccer Contact Bob Boxell Soccer Contact Brandie Davidson Office Phone 812.479.2285 Office Phone 817.257.7969 Office Fax 812.479.2090 Office Fax 817.257.7964 Email bb33@evansville.edu Email b.i.davidson@tcu.edu Athletic Website www.GoPurpleAces.com Athletic Website www.GoFrogs.com

Houston Couoors

Charlotte flflers

1 p.m., Oct. 3, Houston, Texas UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Houston, Texas Enrollment 32,269 Nickname Cougars Colors Scarlet & White Conference Conference USA SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Bill Solberg Career Record (Yrs.).... 28-39-7 (Four) Record at Houston (Yrs.) Same Assistant Coach(es) Joe Kirt Dano Holcomb Home Facility. John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium (32,000) 2003 Record 3-13-2 2003 Conference Record .. 1-8-1 (14th) Starter Returning/Lost 5/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/5 Series Record vs. Memphis 6-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Amy Abramczyk Office Phone 713.743.9391 Office Fax 713.743.9411 Email aabramcz@mail.uh.edu Athletic Website .. www.UHcougars.com

7p.m., Oct. 8, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Charlotte, N.C. Enrollment 19,608 Nickname 49ers Colors Green & White Conference Conference USA SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Neil Roberts Career Record (Yrs.) ..87-81-14 (Nine) Record at Charlotte (Yrs.) 57-36-11 (Five) Assistant Coach(es). Maureen McDonough Ben Pinkerton Home Facility TransAmerica Field at the Irwin Belk Center (4,000) 2003 Record 7-11-2 2003 Conference Record. 5-4-1 (Eighth) Starter Returning/Lost 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 8-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Brent Stastny Office Phone 704.687.6313 Office Fax 7.4.687.4918 Email bmstastn@email.uncc.edu Athletic Website . www.chariotte49ers.com

Marquette Golden Eagles

ECU

Pirates 1p.m., Oct. 10, MRSC 2 p.m., Oct. 17, Birmingham, Ala. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 15, Tampa, Fla. UNIVERSITY FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Birmingham, Ala. Location Greenville, N.C.Location Tampa, Fla. Location 17,345 Enrollment 21,979 Enrollment 41,392 Enrollment Blazers Nickname Pirates Nickname Bulls Nickname Forest Green & Old Gold Colors Purple & Gold Colors Green & Gold Colors Conference USA Conference Conference USA Conference Conference USA Conference SOCCER INFORMATION SOCCER INFORMATION SOCCER INFORMATION Paul Harbin Head Coach Rob Donnenwirth Head Coach T. Logan Fleck Head Coach Career Record (Yrs.) 111-59-22 Career Record (Yrs.) 93-77-13 (11) Career Record (Yrs.)... 115-96-12 (12) Record at ECU (Yrs.) . 49-33-13 (Five) Record at USF (Yrs.) ..79-67-12 (Nine) Record at UAB (Yrs.). 78-70-10 (Eight) Assistant Coach(es) Chris Webb Assistant Coach(es) Renee Horton Assistant Coach(es) .. Summer Perala Jill Knottek Amanda Duffy Home Facility USF Soccer Stadium (4,000) Home Facility West Campus Field (2,500) Home Facility Bunting Field (500) 2003 Record 8-8-2 2003 Record 13-5-1 2003 Record 7-7-5 6-3-1 2003 Conference Record 8-2 (First) 2003 Conference Record . 3-4-3 (Ninth) 2003 Conference Record 6/1 Starter Returning/Lost 9/2 Starter Returning/Lost 8/3 Starter Returning/Lost 16/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6-2 Series Record vs. Memphis 6-2 Series Record vs. Memphis 0-1 Series Record vs. Memphis MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Patrick Meehan Soccer Contact Malcolm Gray Soccer Contact ...Rachel Constantine Soccer Contact 813.974.0415 Office Phone 205.934.0724 Office Phone 252.328.4522 Office Phone 813.974.5328 Office Fax 205.934.7505 Office Fax 252.328.4528 Office Fax rachelc@admin.usf.edu Email TBA Email graym@mail.ecu.edu Email Athletic Website ....www.ecupirates.com Athletic Website .... www.GoUSFBulls.com Athletic Website ....www.UABsports.com

Saint Louis Billihens 1 p.m., Oct. 24, Saint Louuis, Mo. UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Saint Louis, Mo. Enrollment ,11'274 Nickname Billikens Colors Blue & White Conference Conference USA SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Tim Champion Career Record (Yrs.)... 152-66-21 (10) Record at SLU (Yrs.) . 92-52-17 (Eight) Assistant Coach(es) Kelly Young Home Facility Hermann Stadium (6,050) 2003 Record 14-5-3 2003 Conference Record 6-3-1 (t-Fouth) Starter Returning/Lost 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 5-2 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact Diana Koval Office Phone 314.977.3463 Office Fax 314.977.7193 Email kovald@slu.edu Athletic Website .. www.slubillikens.com

7 p.m., Oct. 12, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Milwaukee, Wise. Enrollment 11,000 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Blue & Gold Conference Conference USA SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Markus Roeders Career Record (Yrs.).. 121-45-14 (Eight) Record at Marquette (Yrs.) Same Assistant Coach(es) Frank Pelaez Home Facility.... Valley Fields (1,750) 2003 Record 11-8-1 2003 Conference Record .7-3-0 (Third) Starter Returning/Lost 5-6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/7 Series Record vs. Memphis 9-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact TBA Office Phone 414.288.7419 Office Fax 414.288.6519 Email TBA Athletic Website www.gomarquette.com

Cincinnati Bearcats 7 p.m., Oct. 30, MRSC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment 33,000 Nickname Bearcats Colors Red & Black Conference Conference USA SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach Meridy Glenn Career Record (Yrs.) . 235-140-28 (21) Record at Cincinnati (Yrs.) Same Assistant Coach(es) ... Amy Simonson Home Facility.... Meyers Field (1,400) 2003 Record 5-13-1 2003 Conference Record .. 3-7-0 (11th) Starter Returning/Lost 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/8 Series Record vs. Memphis 9-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact TBA Office Phone 513.556.5191 Office Fax 513.556.0619 Email TBA Athletic Website ..wwwUCBearcats.com

ANNIVERSARY


m-iim umniiita/iii-iut Name

Pos.

fl Amrozowicz, Rebecca MF

o

Baker, Allison MF Barse, Laura MF Bates-Earner, Nicole .. D Bellamy, Elizabeth.... MF Bourigalt, Stephanie . D Breton, Marcie D Bronars, Jennifer F Brown, Vicki D Brannon,Catherine... D Buttermore,Jessica... F

c

Caswell, Christy Cheek, Madison Chinellato, Heather... Ciezki, Amy Clunie, Amy Cotton, Nancy Currin, Frances

Yrs 1999-02 1999-02 2001 1997-00 1995 1995 1998-99 2000-01 1995 1995-96 1995-97

MF 1995-98 F 2003 GK 1996-98 MF/D .... 2001-02 GK 2003 MF 1999 GK.... 1995-97,99

D Danaher, Molly D DaWells, Susannah MF Dodd, Erin MF

1999-00 2001-03 1997

MF MF F MF

1997 2002-03 1995-98 1996

Name Gjertsen, Jessica ...... Gnaster, Lisa ............ Goff, Jennifer .............

inutus Pos. Yrs F ................ 2000 D .......... 1997-98 F ........... 2000-01

Name

Pos.

Yrs

R Raine, Jocelyn Rawe, Kari

nRuiz, Veronica

Harrison, Lindley ....... MF ........ 1997-98

D 2002-03 GK 2000-03 MF/D .... 2000-03

5

Heinz, Shelley .......... D .......... 1995-97 Savage, Melissa MF Hill, LaVonne ............ MF ........ 1995-98 Shelton, Mary D Horton, Jackie .......... MF ............. 1999 Smart, Robyn F -If Smith, Meredith F Keating, Beth .......... MF/D ......... 2003 Sorensen, Michelle ... F F Kelley, Shannon ....... D .......... 1995-96 Sparrow, Rebecca Kelsall, Kim .............. D ............... 1995 Spiniolas, Candace ... F/D MF/D Konno, Yuiko .......... F ................ 2003 Strung, Brittany

2003 2001-03 2002-03 1996-99 2001 2000-01 1998-00 2003

T MMarsh, Tiffany ........... Marr, Kirsty ............... McGee, Leanne ...... McLeod, Nicky ........ Meduri, Michelle ....... Meehan, Michele ...... Melton, Courtnee ... Moghim, Leila ........... Moller, Annika ........ Murphy, Kara ............

D ............... 1998 F ........... 2002-03 D .......... 2002-03 MF ........ 2002-03 MF ........ 1998-01 MF/F .... 1997-00 D .......... 2002-03 F ................ 1998 D .......... 2001-03 D .......... 1995-97

Nielsen, Anja ............ MF ........ 2000-01

F Feddema, Jamie Ferris, Erin Fisher, Jodi Fulbright, Amy

-G Gardner, Elizabeth .... MF

Thiele.Jen Thorsdottir, Anna Trautman, Jessi

-v

D F D

Vilhodt, Carina MF Vossen, Jennifer MF Vossen, Stephanie.... D

1998-01 2002 2000 2001 1995-98 1998-99

01 Waddell, Robin D 1995-97 Wicksell, Katarina .... GK 2000-02 Williams, Suzanne ... D 1998-01 Willoughby, Angela ... D 2001 MF 2002 MF/F .... 1997-00

Wilson, Kristan o-

Ovrebo, Elin .............. MF ............. 1995

Winslett, Tori

I Pierce, Michelle ........ F ................ 1995 Powell, Monica ...... F ........... 2001-03

Zimmer, Lisa Zmurchuk, Lesley

F D

1995 1996-97

2002 Bold indicates active players

KATARINA WICKSELL

All-Time Shuto Leader 14

e Leader ames Played 80

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sine in ciifisits stitim Friday. August 27 Charlotte at UNC-Wilmington Cincinnati at Boilermaker Challenge Cup, West Lafayette, Ind. Cincinnati vs. New Mexico DePaul at Central Michigan Invitational DePaul at Central Michigan East Carolina at Virginia Rice at Houston Louisville at Butler Marquette hosts the 2004 Milwaukee Cup Indiana at Marquette Saint Louis at Oklahoma Samford at Southern Miss SMUatTCU Jacksonville State at UAB Saturday. August 28 Stetson at USF Sunday. August 29 Charlotte at Davidson Cincinnati at Boilermaker Challenge Cup, West Lafayette, Ind. Cincinnati at Purdue DePaul at Central Michigan Invitational DePaul vs. Ball State East Carolina at UNC-Wilmington Houston at North Texas Louisville at Ohio Marquette hosts the 2004 Milwaukee Cup South Dakota State at Marquette Southern Miss at Arkansas-Little Rock TCU at Texas Tech UAB at Auburn Tuesday, August 31 Memphis at Mississippi Saint Louis at Illinois State Friday. September 3 Charlotte hosts Charlotte Classic Ole Miss at Charlotte Western Michigan at DePaul Georgia Southern at East Carolina Houston at South Carolina Ohio State at Louisville Marquette at Oakland Tournament, Rochester, Mich. Marquette vs. Central Michigan Saint Louis at KU Invitational, Lawrence, Kan. Saint Louis vs. Mississippi State Southern Miss at South Alabama Tournament, Mobile, Ala. Southern Miss vs. UT-Martin TCU at Oklahoma Tulane at LSD UAB hosts UAB Nike Classic UCF at UAB USF at Jacksonville Sunday, September 5 Charlotte hosts Charlotte Classic VCU at Charlotte Dayton at Cincinnati Liberty at DePaul Saint Francis at East Carolina Houston at Wofford Evansville at Louisville Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane Marquette at Oakland Tournament, Rochester, Mich. Marquette at Oakland

Middle Tennessee at Memphis Saint Louis at KU Invitational, Lawrence, Kan. Saint Louis vs. at Kansas Southern Miss at South Alabama Tournament, Mobile, Ala. Southern Miss vs. Stetson Jacksonville State at TCU UAB hosts UAB Nike Classic Vanderbilt at UAB Georgia State at USF Wednesday. September 8 UW-Milwaukee at Marquette Memphis at UT-Martin Southwest Missouri State at Saint Louis USF at UCF Thursday. September 9 East Carolina at Furman Tournmant, Greenville, S.C. East Carolina vs. Clemson Friday. September 10 Charlotte at UC-Santa Barbara Kentucky at Cincinnati DePaul at Eastern Illinois UNLV at Houston Tennessee Tech at Memphis Southern Miss at Birmingham-Southern TCU at Baylor Tulane at UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla. Tulane at UCF UAB at Portland Nike Tournament, Portland, Ore. UAB vs. Washington Saturday. September 11 East Carolina at Furman Tournmant, Greenville, S.C. East Carolina at Furman Sunday. September 12 Charlotte at Pepperdine Evansville at Cincinnati DePaul at UW-Milwaukee Houston at Sam Houston State Marquette at Miami (FL) Tulane at UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla. Tulane vs. Jacksonville UAB at Portland Nike Tournament, Portland, Ore. UAB at Portland USF at Florida International Tuesday. September 14 Louisville at Murray State Memphis at Mississippi State Thursday. September 16 Cincinnati at Xavier Western Carolina at USF Friday. September 17 Northern Iowa at DePaul Campbell at East Carolina Texas State at Houston Wright State at Louisville UW-Green Bay at Marquette Drury at Memphis Saint Louis hosts Toys for Tots Tournament Army at Saint Louis La.-Lafayette at Southern Miss TCU at William & Mary Tulane at Texas UAB at Alabama

Saturday. September 18 Florida Atlantic at USF Sunday. September 19 Charlotte at South Carolina Cincinnati at Florida Marquette at DePaul Virginia Commonwealth at East Carolina Prarie View A&M at Houston Xavier at Louisville Samford at Memphis Saint Louis hosts Toys for Tots Tournament Mississippi at Saint Louis TCU at George Mason Tulane at Texas State Tuesday. September 21 Southern Miss at South Alabama Friday. September 24 East Carolina at Charlotte Cincinnati at UAB DePaul at Memphis Houston at Tulane Louisville at USF Marquette at Santa Clara Tournament, Santa Clara, Calif. Marquette at Santa Clara Rice at Saint Louis TCU at Southern Miss Sunday. September 26 Ohio at Charlotte Cincinnati at USF DePaul at Saint Louis East Carolina at Western Carolina Houston at Southern Miss TCU at Tulane Louisville at UAB Evansville at Memphis Marquette at Santa Clara Tournament, Santa Clara, Calif. Marquette vs. Stanford Tuesday. September 28 USF at Florida State Friday. October 1 Marquette at Charlotte Southern Miss at Cincinnati DePaul at East Carolina Saint Louis at Houston Tulane at Louisville Memphis at TCU Saturday. October 2 UAB at USF Sunday. October 3 DePaul at Charlotte Tulane at Cincinnati Marquette at East Carolina Memphis at Houston Southern Miss at Louisville Saint Louis at TCU Tuesday. October 5 UAB at Birmingham Southern

Friday. October 8 Charlotte at Memphis Cincinnati at Marquette Louisville at DePaul East Carolina at Saint Louis Houston at TCU USF at Southern Miss UAB at Tulane Sunday. October 10 Charlotte at Saint Louis Cincinnati at DePaul East Carolina at Memphis Houston at SMU Louisville at Marquette UAB at Southern Miss Rice at TCU USF at Tulane Friday. October 15 Southern Miss at Charlotte Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) Houston at DePaul Tulane at East Carolina Morehead State at Louisville TCU at Marquette Memphis at USF Saint Louis at UAB Sunday. October 17 Tulane at Charlotte Louisville at Cincinnati TCU at DePaul Southern Miss at East Carolina Houston at Marquette Memphis at UAB Saint Louis at USF Friday. October 22 Charlotte at Louisville East Carolina at Cincinnati Cleveland State at DePaul USF at Houston Marquette at Memphis Tulane at Mobile Saint Louis at Southern Miss UAB at TCU Sunday. October 24 Charlotte at Cincinnati Indiana at DePaul East Carolina at Louisville UAB at Houston Tulane at Marquette Memphis at Saint Louis Centenary at Southern Miss USF at TCU Wednesday. October 27 Wisconsin at Marquette Saint Louis at Illinois Friday. October 29 Charlotte at Houston DePaul at UAB East Carolina at USF Saturday. October 30 Cincinnati at Memphis TCU at Louisville Marquette at Saint Louis Southern Miss at Tulane Thursday. Nov. 3-Sunday. Nov. 6 Conference USA Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) Schedule as of July 13. All dates subject to change. Conference USA games in bold.


Citfsrstes 151 Conference USA celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2004-05. A significant milestone for the league, the 10th year finds the conference preparing to embark on a new era in its already remarkable history. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP will join East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Southern Miss, Tulane and UAB in a 12-team conference with competition beginning in 2005-06. Current members Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and USF will become members of the BIG EAST, while TCU goes to the Mountain West and Charlotte and Saint Louis will join the Atlantic 10 at the end of this season. The membership changes have given C-USA the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the changing face of conference affiliations and will reinforce the league's position in collegiate athletics for years to come. "We are excited about adding new members and making structural improvements to Conference USA," Banowsky said. "This is an opportunity for us to tighten our geography, group similar institutions together, create a divisional model, and possibly stage a football championship game. It will be very exciting to watch this league grow and develop." The conference headquarters moves from Chicago to the Las Colinas area in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in June 2004. With a promising future ahead, there is plenty for the league to celebrate from its first nine years. After its formation in 1995, hailed as a bold move in the world on intercollegiate sports, C-USA established a strong foundation while quickly earning a reputation of successfully competing at the highest levels of intercollegiate athletics. Capitalizing on the strengths of its 15 distinguished and diverse universities, Conference USA quickly emerged as one of the nation's top conferences. A PROUD HISTORY: A STRONG IDENTITY The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995, in Chicago. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. The league's headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league's first commissioner. In May 2000, the league introduced a brand identity program, featuring a family of new marks that reflect the urban, progressive and bold nature of the C-USA brand. The new logos are part of a comprehensive marketing and promotional pro- "•' •':, ( gram designed to reinforce the conference's athletic and national emergence. '" : (T EXPANSION AND REALIGNMENT CHART THE The league's charter members include Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. As another wave of major conference realignment took shape in 200304, Conference USA announced the addition of Marshall, Rice, SMU, UTEP, Tulsa and UCF. The six join East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Southern Miss, Tulane and UAB in a 12-team conference for competition beginning in 2005-06. COMPETITION Conference USA sponsors 19 sports - baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor) for men and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, Softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball for women. SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Men's Basketball • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country . 34 NCAA teams and 24 NIT participants • Strong fan support, drawing a nearly 2 million fans each season • Among the nation's best in home attendance • One Final Four team • Three Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams • One NIT Champion

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• Three NIT semifinalists Football • Began competition in 1996 • Rated among the top seven conferences in the nation • 22 teams have earned bowl bids • Member of the Bowl Championship Series • Bowl ties-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl (champion), GMAC Bowl, Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl and the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl Women's Basketball • Consistently rated among the nation's best conferences • 34 NCAA Tournament appearances • 20 WNIT appearances • One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 • Two WNIT semifinalists • Strong fan support, ranking among the nation's top 10 conferences in attendance • Setting league attendance record for three straight seasons Volleyball • 23 NCAA appearances • Two Sweet 16 appearances in 1996 and 1998 • One of four leagues to send at least three teams to the NCAA Championship each of the last five years • Five C-USA teams posting 20-win seasons for three consecutive years In addition, 27 men's and women's soccer teams, 23 baseball teams and 13 Softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent two men's soccer teams to the Final Four, one baseball team to the College World Series and four softball teams to the Women's College World Series. The league has also had three national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and indiMarquette viduals have made more than 350 NCAA Memphis appearances. Saint Louis SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD South Florida Among C-USA's 5,000 studentathletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In nine years, 78 student-athletes earned national Verizon Academic All-America honors, while 216 were named All-District. In addition, more than 9,500 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll or received the Commissioner's Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. The conference annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. CONFERENCE USA ON TV ESPN, Inc. and C-USA entered into an exclusive eight-year agreement, beginning with the 2001 season. The multi-faceted agreement, which incorporates ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Regional Television, ABC Sports, ESPN.com and ESPN Classic, is highlighted by: ESPN/ESPN2's coverage of C-USA football featuring weeknight games; televising possible future C-USA Football Championship Games on ABC; men's basketball coverage; syndication and network rights for the conference's football and basketball coverage through ERT; continued exposure for women's basketball, along with volleyball, baseball, soccer and softball, as well as marketing rights. The league also provides exposure for women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball through the Conference USA Television Network. GOVERNANCE Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USA is one of the seven conferences having significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league's Board of Directors. Dr. Joseph Steger of Cincinnati served as the chair for the first four years and was succeeded by Dr. J.H. Woodward of Charlotte. In September 2003, Dr. Shirley Raines of Memphis was named as the third chair.

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he University of Memphis was founded under the auspices of the General Education Bill, enacted by the Tennessee Legislature in 1909. Known originally as West Tennessee Normal School, the institution opened its doors Sept. 10, 1912, with Dr. Seymour A. Mynders as president. Students in the first classes selected blue and gray as the school colors and the Tiger as the mascot. (Tradition holds that the colors, those of the opposing armies during the Civil War, were chosen in commemoration of the reuniting of the country after that divisive conflict.) Over the next decade, The Desoto yearbook was created, the first library was opened in the Administration Building, the first dining hall was built and the first men's dorm was built; today that dorm, Scates Hall, houses the academic counseling offices. In 1925 the name of the college changed to West Tennessee State Teachers College. Three years later, the Brister Library was built, named after two-term president John W. Brister. In 1931 the students created a campus newspaper, The Tiger Rag; and in 1935 the school's agriculture department was discontinued. The college changed names again in 1941, becoming Memphis State College, and in 1946 the first alumnus was named president, J. Millard "Jack" Smith. In 1950 graduate studies were initiated, and in 1954 the school switched from a quarter to a semester system. In 1957 the state legislature designated Memphis State full university status. In 1959 the university admitted its first black students, and the first doctoral programs began in 1966. The 1970s, under President Cecil C. Humphreys, saw new buildings constructed across the campus, including a University Center and a 12-story library. In 1983 MSU became the first public university in Tennessee to gain accreditation of its entire curriculum. The 1990s were characterized by another name change and another building boom. In 1994 MSU became The University of Memphis, and the Ned R. McWherter Library was completed. As the century closed, a 1,200-seat theater was being completed, and plans were underway for the FedEx Emerging Technology Center adjacent to the Fogelman College of Business and Economics and a full-service hotel and hospitality training facility, a $ 15 million gift from Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson. Today, The University of Memphis is one of Tennessee's two comprehensive institutions of higher learning. Situated on an urban campus in the state's largest city, it is the flagship of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. It awards more than 3,000 degrees annually. With an enrollment of approximately 20,000 students, The University of Memphis has 24 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other Tennessee university, and five stateapproved centers of excellence.

Mission: The University of Memphis is a doctoral degree-granting urban research university committed to excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge; in service to the metropolitan community, state, and nation; and in the preparation of a diverse student population for successful careers and meaningful participation in a global society. The University of Memphis remains committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body and promotes diversity and access without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. ^lOre.

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The 2003 Tiger Football team not only snapped a 32-year-old bowl appearance drought, but downed North Texas, 27-17, in the New Orleans Bowl to finish the season at 9-4. A number of offensive records fell in 2003, including Memphis' all-time passing numbers, which are now led by rising senior Danny Wimprine, and single season rushing records, which were rewritten by sophomore DeAngelo Williams en route Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year honors. Nine Tigers were named to the All-Conference USA Teams, including freshman Blake Butler, who was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team. Williams and Wesley Smith were both All-Conference USA First Team honorees, while Maurice Avery, Coot Terry and Eric Taylor earned second team honors. Gene Frederic, Jeremy Rone, Derrick Ballard and Scott Vogel were all third-team honorees for Memphis. It was a banner year for the Tiger Volleyball Team in 2003. Memphis finished with a 30-6 overall record, the best-ever winning percentage in school history. Memphis also recorded another school-first by appearing in the Conference USA Championship game before falling to No. 17 Louisville, 30. Tiara Gilkey and Heather Watts were each named to die all-tournament team at the league championships, which also marked Memphis' first-ever appearance in a televised volleyball match. The season was capped with another Memphis first: three players named to die All-Conference teams. Senior Brittany Bamett earned a second team honor, while Gilkey and Watts were third team honorees. Memphis' 2,204 kills during die year was a new single season record and Bamett and Gilkey both hit die 1,000 career kill mark, becoming die 15th and 16th players, respectively, to hit that mark. Headier Watts had a trophy haul in the off-season, earning a second team Academic All-America honor and an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention following a junior season that saw her set a new single season record with 1,792 assists, also a C-USA record for any junior setter. Sheila Neba, the second senior on the 2003 squad, finished her career ranked hi die top 10 hi block solos and assists and total blocks and .260 career attack percentage ranks third in school history. The 2003 Lady Tiger soccer team would much rather have advanced to postseason play, but the squad can take solace in placing a pair of players on the All Conference-USA first team. Forward Yuiko Konnp and midfielder Nicky McLeod both made the squad marking the first time in school history that a pair of Lady Tigers earned such a distinction in the same season. The team finished with a 5-10-3 record overall and a 2-7-1 league mark. The team was never overmatched in any league contest as each of their losses was by one goal. The squad never trailed by more than a goal in any of its 10 C-USA matches. In their two league victories, the Lady Tigers outscored Tulane and Southern Miss by a combined score of 7-2.

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Under the guidance of head coach Richie Grant, the 2003 edition of Memphis soccer finished the year with an 8-8-2 record, marking the 17th season in which the Tigers have finished with the a record of .500 or better. It also marks as the second consecutive season and the third in four years that Memphis has finished with a winning record under Grant. Sophomores Andy Metcalf and Dayton O'Brien led the Tigers offense that dominated the opposition in nearly all offensive categories. As a team, the Tigers finished second in the league in goals scored. Metcalf led way with a team-high 24 points on 10 goals and four assists en route to earning NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest Region second team, the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-America third team, the CoSIDA All-District IV team and All C-USA second team honors. O'Brien was selected to the All-Midwest Region third team for the second straight year, while also being tabbed an AII-C-USA second team performer. Senior captain Graham Gibbs was also named to the AII-C-USA third team. i

The Tigers entered the 2003 cross country season with a lot of promise, but injuries prevented the Tigers from reaching their full potential. Senior All C-USA runner Mate Nemeth was forced to have surgery on his sinuses, limiting his ability and freshman Szaboles Karadi (back) and sophomore Rehan Mohmood (ankle) both suffered injuries. Mahmood would miss the entire season while Karadi was never 100 percent. The Tigers were led by Senior Adam Didyk and Senior Kym Morgan as Memphis placed seventh at the C-USA Championships. Didyk finished in llth place with an 8K time of 25:28.70, while Morgan placed 27th (26:12.80). Didyk was named Third Team All C-USA in 2003. The Lady Tigers entered the 2003 season with a brand new look. Coach Jonas Holdeman added seven true freshmen and former Lady Tiger soccer standout Ali Baker to the squad in hopes of bolstering the team's success. In the end, the team's youth was too much to overcome as the Lady Tigers placed 14th in C-USA. The Lady Tigers top runner at the C-USA Championships was true freshman Mary Claire Dake who ran a 23:30.00 in the 6K race.

With just one senior on the roster and with six newcomers, no one could have predicted the success the men's tennis team had in 2004. Senior Lee Taylor Walker knocked out an outstanding senior season, finishing the year ranked No. 95 in the country in singles after guiding a young Tiger squad to their first-ever Conference USA Semifinals appearance in a tournament which the Tigers hosted on the U of M courts. Walker started the fall by becoming the first Tiger to ever advance to the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Semifinals, another tournament Memphis would host, before falling to Dmitriy Koch of Tulane. First-year player James Spence had a solid season, playing No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles, and finishing with a 12-9 record in singles. The Tigers also helped Head Coach Phil Chamberlain pick up his 100th career victory with a second-round, 4-3 victory over USF in the Conference USA Tournament. Walker capped the year with an ITA , Southeast Region Sportsmanship Award and then made Memphis history by becoming the first Tiger to ever receive a national award with i the ITA/Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award. Walker also became the first Tiger to ever earn a Conference USA First Team * All-Conference Award. The Tigers finished with a 15-11 record. i

Another young team on campus included the University of Memphis women's tennis team. Guided by two seniors who were each just in their second seasons of college tennis in the U.S., the team also included three freshmen, meaning Head Coach Charlotte Peterson would spend a majority of the early spring season trying to figure out her line-up. Senior Marlene Dirnstorfer moved from No. 5 singles up to No. 1 singles, with somewhat surprising results. Managing to stay healthy the entire spring season, Dirnstorfer earned a Third Team AllConference USA Honor after going 17-6 at No. 1 singles. Dirnstorfer would cap an outstanding season with a Academic All-District Second Team honor, the highest Academic Honor Awarded to a Memphis women's tennis player. The senior's All-Conference USA honor marked the sixth consecutive season that a Lady Tiger has earned an all-conference award, and Dirnstorfer will be back for 2004, opting to enter graduate school while completing her senior season. Also earning academic honors were freshman Christina Wieser and sophomore Andrea Feichtinger. Both were named ITA Scholar-Athletes with Dirnstorfer, and were also members of the Conference USA Honor Roll and the Tiger 3.0 Club, while Dirnstorfer was named a C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist after posting a 4.0 GPA during the spring of 2004.

It took first-year Head Coach Grant Robbins just a few short monthsto guide his team to its first tournament victory, as the Tigers fired an 846 to win the Matlock Collegiate Classic in February of 2004. The Tigers struggled at the Conference USA tournament, finishing tied for eighth, while senior Alan Weant finished tied for seventh after a two-over par 74 on the final day of the conference championship. Both Weant and fellow senior David Jeans were named all-conference student-athletes. Jeans was a second-team honoree, while Weant capped his career with a third team honor. Junior Allan Thomas capped the year as aCleveland Golf All-America Scholar Recipient from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). As a team, the 2004 men's golfers posted their highest-ever GPA for the year, finishing with a 3.198 GPA.


The University of Memphis had a tremendous 2003-04 campaign that was capped off by winning a share of the Conference USA regularseason title and earning a second-straight NCAA Tournament berth. The Tigers, ranked No. 24 in the final Associated Press poll, posted a 22-8 overall record and claimed a part of the C-USA regular-season crown with a 12-4 league mark. The conference regular-season title was the program's first since 1995-96, and the consecutive NCAA appearances were the program's first since 1995 and 1996. Memphis won its first NCAA Tournament contest since 1995 with a first-round victory over South Carolina. As has been in the case in head coach John Calipari's tenure, the Tigers put together another lengthy winning streak, recording 11 -straight victories during the C-USA schedule. The win streak - tied for the sixth-longest in Memphis history — included victories over NCAA Tournament teams Louisville, Charlotte and UAB and NjT participants Marquette and Saint Louis. Other prominent regular-season victories came over nationally-ranked Missouri and Ole Miss and Villanova on the road. In addition to the team's success, individual honors were received. Senior Antonio Burks was named C-USA Player of the Year, and Sean Banks was honored as the league's Freshman of the Year. Both players were also named to the AII-C-USA first team. Banks was named ESPN.coin's National Freshman of the Year, while Burks - who became the Tigers' 38th lopo-pohu scorer in history - was a finalist for the inaugural Bob Cousy Award, recognizing the nation's top point guard. The Tigers also finished 10th in the nation in home attendance, marking the fourth-straight year they have been ranked in the top 10.

The Lady Tiger basketball team had struggled the previous two years, and lost their biggest scoring and rebounding threat in senior Shannon Hamp. Early practices left former Coach Joye Lee-McNelis predicting another dismal season. But, the wave of excitement must have turned the tides because the Lady Tigers opened the season with six straight wins, including their first-ever win over Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, and an upset over SEC foe Ole Miss. In that span, Memphis also won its 12th straight Lady Tiger Classic title, and the sixgame winning streak was the best start for a Lady Tiger squad since 1978-79. Vanderbilt snapped the winning streak, but not the pride of the team. The Lady Tigers later picked up hard-fought victories over Idaho, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Southern Miss and Tulane, and took a No. 6 seeding into the C-USA Tournament. Memphis defeated UAB in the first round, but lost to Louisville to sit on Selection Sunday with a 20-9 record. Though they were shunned for the Big Dance, the Lady Tigers did receive a post-season bid to the WNIT; thus snapping a two-year drought of post-season action. Memphis hosted Tulsa, a future C-USA foe, in the first round and defeated them, 66-64, to advance to round two. The Lady Tigers took to the road and ended their post-season run with a disheartening loss to Western Kentucky. Memphis ended the year with a 21-10 record, marking their best record since 1998-99. Junior Victoria Crawford received honors in 2003-04, garnering third-team AII-C-USA accolades. She was also named the league's Sixth Player of the Year. The 2003-04 season also marked the end of an era as McNelis announced her departure after 13 years at the helm of the program. Only the second head coach in Lady Tiger history, McNelis totaled seven post-season appearances, nine winning seasons and six 20-win seasons.

With only one senior on the squad, the 2003 University of Memphis baseball team showed its youth by struggling to a 21-33 overall record and an 11-18 mark in Conference USA play. However, the Tigers showed promise down the stretch for bright seasons ahead. In their final three league series, the Tigers went 6-3 including a three-game sweep of Saint Louis and series win over perennial C-USA power Houston, who went on to win an NCAA Regional in the post-season. JUCO-transfer Jarrett Grube led the late-season push winning his last four starts in league play, allowing just two earned runs in 27.2 innings of work. Grube was twice named C-USA Pitcher of the Week for his efforts during the season and had the club's only complete-game shutout in a 7-0 victory over Charlotte. Fellow JUCO-transfers Kurt Welch and Kevin House provided a nice array of offense for the Tigers. The duo led the club in RBI with 36 and 34, respectively while House, who played centerfield, led the team in hits with 62. Sophomore DH Ryan Martin led the team with a .338 batting average and tied for the club lead in home runs with seven along with second baseman Michael Lewis and rightfielder Josh Payne. Payne belted three of his home runs in a 24-1 route of UT-Martin and drove in eight runs which marked the first time a Tiger had achieved that feat in the program's history. Martin, along with freshman pitcher Stephen Gostkowski, earned All-Conference honors as Martin was named to the second-team as a designated hitter. Gostkowski was named to the All-Freshman team, an honor he also received for the U of M football team. The right-handed pitcher was second on the team in wins with four and finished with a 3.99 ERA.

The Lady Tiger golf team battled through a difficult season in 2003. Former head Coach Sheryl Maize took a one-year leave from the university to deal with family matters, leaving a young Lady Tiger roster that featured just one senior with five freshmen to work with interim head coach Donna Noonan, who joined Memphis from the NCAA in the off-season. Senior Jennifer Jaszek battled through her senior season, capping her career tied for 16th at the Conference USA Championships, while helping Memphis to an 8th place finish. The young team would get some reassuring news in the off-season with the hiring of Campbell Assistant Coach Jenny Bruun. Bruun will take over the Lady Tiger program beginning with the 2004-05 season.

Butch Woolbright's recruits made 2003-04 a memorable one for the rifle team. Sophomore Beth Tidmore and freshman Katie Benjamin would both be named NRA Collegiate All-Americans, while Tidmore would advance to compete in both the NCAA Championships and the U.S. Olympic Trials during the spring. At the NCAAs, Tidmore qualifed as an individual shooter in both smallbore and air rifle competitions. The NRA Ail-American honors were the highest-ever for any Tiger shooter, after Tidmore was an honorable mention as a freshman. The sophomore from Decatur, Ga., would cap the year with a 13th-place finish at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Senior discus thrower Gaute Myklebust set a new school record in the discus at 60.85m (199-08) at the Modesto Relays. This propelled him through the season as he won both the shot put and discus competitions at the C-USA Outdoor Championships and was named CoConference USA Male Outdoor Athlete of the Year. He won the NCAA Mid-East Regional title in the discus throw with a mark of 60.42m (198-03). He placed fourth at the NCAA Championships in the discus, the highest finish for any Tiger athlete since 1981. Senior distance runner Mate Nemeth won both the 3000m Steeplechase and the 5000m run at the C-USA Outdoor Championships. He advance to the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase and placed 11 th. The Tigers qualified seven athletes for the post-season in 2004 as Myklebust and Nemeth were joined by Larry Harris (400m hurdles), Ivan Williams (200m), Stein Syverson (shot put), Adam Martin (shot put), and Istvan Kerekjarto (800m, 1500m). As a team, the Tigers placed fourth in the C-USA Outdoor Championships and fifth in the C-USA Indoor Championships in 2004.

Lisa-Marie Hyman placed second in the triple jump at the C-USA Indoor Championships setting a new school record at 12.98m (42-07). Hyman, junior Victoria Crawford and Freshman Cassandra Harding gave the Lady Tigers a trio of excellent triple jumpers. Crawford became the Lady Tigers only post-season qualifier in the triple jump with a leap of 12.52m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships. She became the first Lady Tiger to place in four events at a championship meet by placing second in the triple jump, third in the high jump (1.68m), fourth in the heptathlon with a school record 4,849 points, and fifth in the long jump with a mark of 5.70m. Freshman Cassandra Harding placed fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 12.01m. Crawford and Harding were responsible for all 27 points scored • r^^ ^— ^^ ^ by the Lady Tiger s at the meet. AH Baker set a new school Ml MM Mm ^ record in the 800m with a time of 2:14.34 in 2004. As a team ^m mmi —— — - -—- mm A ^H^ the Lady Tigers placed 13th at the C-USA Outdoor Champion• ffm) ships and 13th at the C-USA Indoor Championships. The Lady • V|^^ Tigers were a very young team in 2004 as 22 of 29 athletes • ^^mt were underclassmen.


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onsidered the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll, the city of Memphis' musical roots run deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history as well as the future of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Memphis, named after the capital of ancient Egypt, boasts all the amenities you would expect in a city with over 1,000,000 residents while retaining the charm and down-to-earth feel of a small town. Downtown Memphis is in the midst of a building boom valued at $2.3 billion which is transforming the heart of the city. One of the most visible projects has been the construction of AutoZone Park, the downtown ballpark which is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A club. The new 14,320-seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, 48 luxury suites and is located at the corner of Third Street and Union Avenue across from the world-famous Peabody Hotel. Another sports venue added to the Memphis skyline will be the FedExForum, slated to open in the Fall of 2004. The FedExForum will be home to the NBA Grizzlies and the University of Memphis Men's Basketball teams. Located adjacent to world famous Beale Street, the FedExForum will serve as a multipurpose arena. Downtown is served by the Main Street Trolley. The trolley system, which first opened in April of 1993, currently consists of the Main Street Line which passes near such Memphis landmarks as Beale Street, the Pinch District, Court Square and the National Civil Rights Museum. The Riverfront Loop includes a station in front of The Pyramid and offers riders a unique vista of the Mississippi River. Memphis musical roots can be traced to band leader W.C. Handy who wrote the first blues song here in 1909, a campaign theme for Memphis mayor "Boss" Crump called "Boss Crump Blues" and later published as "The Memphis Blues." The sound soon caught on and blues bands filled the clubs along Beale. Young musicians who have performed along Beale include Muddy Waters, Furry Lewis, Albert King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and B.B. King. Beale Street has rapidly become the entertainment center of Memphis and visitors and locals alike enjoy the food and music offered in the various nightclubs. From B.B. King's to the Daisy Theatre, from Hard Rock Cafe to Pat O'Briens and the Rum Boogie Cafe, Beale Street has something to offer for everyone. Where Beale Street meets the Mississippi River is Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale Street Music Festival. The weekend-long musical festival is just a part of the month-long Memphis in May International Festival which also includes the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Sunset Symphony. Located just off Beale Street is the Peabody Place Retail and Entertainment Center which opened in 2002. The 300,000 square foot re-

tail complex offers visitors a one-stop-shop for fun and excitement with a unique mix of entertainment, dining and shopping options unlike anything else in the region. The complex features a 22-screen movie theater and 3D IMAX as well as several theme restaurants, including Jillian's, which is a multi-dimensional entertainment venue complete with a bowling alley, billiards, a sports video cafe', and more than 150 electronic stimulation games. Also located within a block of Beale Street is Gibson Guitar Memphis which includes factory tours and cultural exhibits. Also on the same property is the Smithsonian's Rock 'n' Soul Museum which includes artifacts documenting music's past. Memphis' musical roots also includes Stax and Hi-Records as well as Sun Records recording studios. Stax became known for "sweet soul music" through such artists as the MarKeys, Booker T. and the MGs, -^ Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam and 1^ Dave and Isaac Hayes. The Stax Museum reopened on it's original location at McLamore and Crump in the summer of 2003 and offers visitors a complete history of 'Soulsville USA". One of Hi-Records' premier artists was Al Green. Sun Records' most famous recording artist was Elvis Presley and also boasted Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Pickens and Johnny Cash among its recording artists. Elvis Presley's Graceland is one of the five most visited home tours in America and is the most famous home in America after the White House. In 1991, Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Over 600,000 visitors tour Graceland each year. Also located downtown is the refurbished Orpheum Theater which serves as a venue for performances by Ballet Memphis, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and traveling broadway shows as well as the Orpheum Classic Movies series and other concerts. Highlights of the 2003 Orpheum shows included the broadway hit The Lion King, a sold-out Nora Jones concert, The Producers and RENT. Downtown Memphis also hosted the KIX106 Country on Beale Music Series in the summer of 2004. The city's location makes Memphis a major distribution hub with two interstate highways intersecting in the city. Memphis is also home of FedEx, the nation's largest package carrier which makes Memphis International Airport the world's busiest cargo airport in the world. Over 500 commercial passenger flights originate from Memphis International each day. Memphis is also a twice daily stop by Amtrak's City of New Orleans which runs from Chicago to New Orleans.

ROCK SMI1 AND 2:00 P H Photos courtesy of the Memphis Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Top: The Main Street Trolley runs through downtown Memphis; The Riverwalk is a replica of the Mississippi and is on Mud Island; The Rendezvous serves World Famous ribs; The Peabody Ducks on their daily walk back to their penthouse of the Peabody Hotel; Riverboats are a common site from the banks of the Mississippi; the Rock and Soul Museum is located in Gibson Guitar Factory.


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ether it's cheering on the University f Memphis Tigers, catching a Red irds game downtown or following the touring professionals at the PGA FedEx St. Jude Golf Classic, when it comes to sports, the city of Memphis offers something for everyone. The University of Memphis plays all of its home football games in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, which also plays host to the annual Liberty Bowl game, pitting the Conference USA regular season champion against the Mountain West Conference champion. The Tigers' basketball games are played in the FedExForum beginning in 2004-05, which will host the 2005 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championships. In 2000, The Pyramid was the host venue for the NCAA Women's Mideast Regional Basketball championship, and in 2003, Conference USA brought the Women's Basketball Tournament to the Pyramid. The Lady Tiger basketball and volleyball teams have a definite home-court advantage playing in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse which is located in the center of the university's main campus. The fieldhouse has recently undergone a renovation that saw the addition of new chairback seating for fans. The Memphis Redbirds are in their fifth season in the 14,320 seat Autozone Park. The Redbirds are the only not-for-profit team in the country. All operating profits are put back into The Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, which funds two youth baseball programs, RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner City) and STRIPES (SportsTeams Returning In the Public Education System). The Tiger baseball team was fortunate in being able to play some of its 2004 home baseball games in Autozone Park. In an agreement with Redbirds management, the Tigers were able to play five events in the AAA park in the spring of 2004, including a series against thenNo. 4 East Carolina. Very few college teams play in a facility that is considered the equivalent of most major league parks. This year's 47th annual FedEx St. Jude Classic continues to be one of the longest, continuous running sporting events in the city's history. The tournament adopted St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital as its beneficiary in 1970. Federal Express Corporation joined the tournament as the sponsor in 1986 and to date the event has generated over $14.0 million towards fighting childhood catastrophic diseases. Past cham-

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pions of the FedEx St. Jude Golf Classic have included such noted players as Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples, Hal Sutton, Tom Kite, Nick Price and Curtis Strange. For race fans, there is Memphis Motorsports Park with it's four distinctive racing venues. MMP features a %-mile paved oval which plays host to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in the summer and a NASCAR Busch Series race in the fall. The track's quarter-mile dragstrip plays hosts to an NHRA event in August. The park also features a quarter-mile dirt oval as well as a road course. The Kroger St. Jude is one of only nine championship-level tennis tournaments in North America and one of only two in the world to be held in a private club. For 27 years, the sport's brightest stars have come to Memphis and have voted the February tournament among their favorite stops worldwide on the ATP Tour. The event has brought to Memphis such noted players as Pete Sampras, Andre Aggassi, Michael Chang and Stephen Edberg. In October of 2001, Memphis became a member of the NBA-family when the Vancouver Grizzlies moved their franchise to The Pyramid. The NBA team plays over 40games per season in the city and offers citizens a chance to see such noted professional players as Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson and Kevin Garnett. The Grizzlies will move from The Pyramid to the FedEx Forum in the fall of 2004. The new arena is currently under construction in the Beale Street area and is expected to draw even more fans to downtown and the city's entertainment districts of Beale Street and Peabody Place. Memphis also offers its citizens 10 public and 15 private golf courses throughout the city. There are also 230 parks (totaling over 23,000 acres), 17 public swimming pools, 26 community centers, 14 country clubs, 80 public tennis courts and 108 hotels and motels (totaling 13,633 rooms). In the spring of 2004, the city of Memphis served as the host site for the TSSAA Spring Fling which brought over 2,000 high school athletes and their families to Memphis for the state of Tennessee spring sports championships. Teams from across Tennessee carne to the city to compete in the baseball, tennis, track and softball championships. The University of Memphis campus served as the home base for the athletes and competition sites included The U of M's Nat Buring Baseball Stadium, AutoZone Park, USA Baseball Stadium in Millington, the Briarcrest Athletic Complex and Christian Brothers University's baseball field.

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University PresidentM|S& Dr. Shirley Raines txo Dr. Shirley C. Raines became the 11 th president of the University of Memphis on July 1, 2001. She is the first woman to hold the presidency of the University, which was founded in 1912. Dr. Raines earned her doctorate in education and her Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Her Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She also completed the Management Development Program from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Before her appointment at the University of Memphis, Dr. Raines was Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. While at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, she received the Distinguished Faculty Member award and has received two research awards from the Eastern Educational Research Association. She is the author of 13 books and numerous journal articles, and is widely regarded as an expert in teacher education and early childhood education. During the three years of Dr. Raines' tenure at the University of Memphis, the following building projects were completed: the FedEx Institute of Technology, the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, the Student Activities Plaza and fountain, the clock tower, University Services Building with new bookstore, the Athletic Training Facility, and the reno-

TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS The University of Memphis is proud to be a member institution of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, which is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The system includes six universities, 14 twoyear institutions, 12 community colleges and 26 area technology centers and was established by the General Assembly in 1972.

vation of Wilder Tower, which is devoted to student services. New construction ventures underway include additions to the Carpenter Student Housing Complex and the renovation of the former Millington Naval Hospital to classrooms for the University's Millington Campus. Raines is known for her effective work in building productive partnerships on and off the campus. Some of the most visible partnerships include those with Fed Ex, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, and Holiday Inns. Major focus areas of her work with students include expanding the University's Honors program and creating internships and co-op experiences in many majors. As Chair of the Board of Directors of C-USA, Dr. Raines has led the conference through realignment. As a community leader, she serves as First Vice Chair of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce and as Chair of the Higher Education Division of United Way. She also serves on the board of directors of Methodist Healthcare and on those of several non-profit organizations, including Memphis Tomorrow and local PBS station WKNO. Described in the Memphis Commercial Appeal as "powerful, prepared and personable," she is in demand as a speaker at conferences, universities, schools, and civic groups. Known for her drive and enthusiasm, Dr. Raines is committed to providing great educational experiences for students from freshman level through doctoral studies in great learning environments with dedicated professors. A native of Bells, Tenn., she is married to retired professor, Dr. Robert J. Canady. In his retirement, he is a stained glass artist and a private pilot. Bob and Shirley are the parents of four adult children and three grandchildren.

Dr. Billy M. Jones

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Dr. John Richardson (interim)

1972-73

Dr. C.C. Humphreys

1960-72

Dr. J.M. Jack Smith

1950-60

Lamar Newport (acting)

1949-50

Dr. J.M. Jack Smith

1946-49

Dr. Jennings B. Sanders

1943-46

Dr. Richard C. Jones

1939-43

Dr. John Willard "J.W." Brister

1924-39

Dr. Andrew A. Kincannon

1918-24

Dr. John Willard "J.W." Brister

1913-18

Dr. Seymour A. Mynders

1912-13

Dr. Jerry Boone (interim)

Dr. Shirley Raines

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Dr. Ralph Faudree (interim)

2000-01

Dr. V. Lane Rawlins

1991-00

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1980-91


Athletic Director R.C. Johnson, who has worked for 3 I vears ' n athletic administration and served as athletic director at Temple University, was named the Director of Athletics at The University of Memphis on December 29, 1995. Johnson came aboard in February of 1996 and immediately set forth in putting together one of the most renowned athletic staffs in school history. Since his arrival, Johnson has hired such high-profile coaches as former Clemson head football coach Tommy West, former New Jersey Nets and UMass head basketball coach John Calipari and Lady Tiger Basketball coach Blair Savage, who is considered one of the up-and-coming young coaches in the country. He recently added baseball coach Daron Schoenrock to the Memphis staff. With his staff completed, the Iowa native set his sights on revamping University of Memphis athletic facilities and that goal has been completed. Johnson initiated a capital campaign to add a new 8,000-square-foot football and basketball office complex to the current Athletic Office Building, a new basketball practice facility and a complete renovation of the Murphy Athletic Complex. The eight million dollar campaign was the largest fund raising effort in the history of Memphis athletics and has brought the Tiger athletic facilities on-line with Conference USA sister institutions. During the spring of 1999, Johnson negotiated one of the richest radio broadcast packages in Tiger athletic history with WMCAM 790 in Memphis. The three-year agreement called for WMC to pay the University approximately $1.2 million for football and men's basketball rights. During his tenure, Johnson has created the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, the Tiger Clubs Board of Directors and the athletic director's Ambassadors Club. Johnson has conducted several meetings with the Memphis Park Commission to add a greater presence for the Tigers in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Numerous signs appear in the Liberty Bowl indicating that the stadium is the "home of the Tigers." At Temple, Johnson was responsible

for directing a program with more than 500 student-athletes in 20-men's and women's intercollegiate sports, including nationally visible programs in men's basketball and football. He was named Temple's director of athletics on May 9, 1994, after a national search. The former Temple athletic director enjoys a reputation for building private and corporate support for intercollegiate athletics and for developing strong academic services for student-athletes. Highlights of his tenure at Temple include: the origination of a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee; the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for student-athletes; the reorganization of the Athletic Department infrastructure; chairing the Atlantic 10 Conference Membership Committee and representing the Big East Conference on the Gender-Equity Task Force. Johnson was hired at Temple after nearly six years as director of athletics at Miami (Ohio) University. During his tenure at Miami University, Johnson was responsible for numerous programs that enhanced the stature and image of the Ohio institution. A strong believer in a quality education for student-athletes, Johnson emphasized academic integrity and excellence during his time at Miami University. At the time he departed for Temple, Miami University had 15 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, 62 studentathletes with a 3.50 or better GPA and 191 student-athletes with a 3.00 GPA or better. Before becoming athletic director at Miami University, Johnson was athletic director at Eastern Illinois from 198088. He was the associate athletic director at Northern Iowa from 1974 to 1980. A former football coach himself, Johnson served as an assistant football coach at Mankato State University from 1968-74. He coached at Youngstown State University during the 1967 and '68 seasons. Prior to joining the staff at Youngstown State, Johnson served as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa for

R.C. Johnson two years (1965-67) and the University of Iowa (1963-65). A native of Ottawa, III., Johnson has his bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Iowa and a master's in physical education from the University of Northern Iowa. He is a member of the Football Issues Committee of the NCAA, the National Association of College Directors of Athletics, the Executive Committee of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association, the C-USA Representative on the Board of Directors of the AFCA, and he serves on the Finance, Nominating, Planning, Football Scheduling, and Expansion & Bowl Committees for Conference USA. He is also a member of the Shelby County Sports Authority. Johnson and his wife, Melba, have three children and four grandchildren. Johnson also serves on the NCAA Selection Review Subcommittee's Management Council.


Bill Lofton came to the Tiger athletic department in 1994 as the associate athletic director for finance and management. He is responsible for overseeing the athletic department budget and the day-to-day operation of the department in the absence of the athletic director. A graduate of Memphis, Lofton came to the athletic department after serving for 10 years as the manager of financial planning for the University. Lofton, who was named the University's Administrative Employee of the Year in 1990-91, has over 32 years of financial management experience in the areas of budget management, implementation of computer systems, cost accounting and auditing financial procedures. A native of Memphis, Lofton graduated from Trezevant High School in 1968 and enrolled at thenMemphis State. He received his bachelor's degree in management and marketing in 1972. He began his business career with International Harvester in 1972, starting as a cost accountant and advancing to senior cost accountant and office systems and procedures analyst. In 1981 he left International Harvester to become vice president of Business Affairs for The Memphis College of Arts. He was responsible for the budgeting, purchasing and fund raising, while supervising the financial operation and facility management. Lofton joined the staff at the University of Memphis in 1984 as the manager of Financial Planning.

Lynn Parkes is in her 21st year as the senior women's administrator for the U of M. As such, she oversees eight intercollegiate sports of women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and men's and women's tennis. Parkes also oversees the areas of compliance and student-athlete services. Prior to devoting full-time to her role as associate athletic director, Parkes spent 11 years as the head women's golf coach at Memphis. A native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Parkes is a 1973 graduate of the University of Alabama. She was a member of the Crimson Tide women's golf

team and competed in the National Collegiate Championship Tournament her final three years of college. Following graduation, she taught for two years at Loretto (TN) High School as a physical education instructor. Parkes came to The University of Memphis in 1975 to complete her graduate degree in physical education and at the same time, started the women's golf program. In addition to her administration of the women's sports programs, Parkes is compliance coordinator for the University of Memphis Athletic Department. As such, she is the liaison to Conference USA and the NCAA in adherence to the rules and regulations of those two organizations. A former member of the LPGA, Parkes served as chair of the NCAA Women's Golf Committee. She has served as tournament director of the 1995 NCAA East Golf Regional hosted by Memphis, as well as the 2000 NCAA Women's Basketball Mideast Regional Tournament. Currently, Parkes sits on the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee whose charge is the selection and conduct of the NCAA National Championship. She also serves on various task force and committees within Conference USA.

Associete Athletic Director Bob Winn, a native of ;i Roanoke, Virginia, is in his 30th year with the U of M athletic department. For 17 years, Winn served as Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations and is now taking on a different role in the department. This past May, Winn was elevated to Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs. He now is responsible for overseeing Athletic Media Relations, Marketing and Spirit Squads, as well as managing outside contracts and the relationship with Tiger Sports Properties. The chairman of the Conference USA Sports Information Directors in 1995-96, Winn is a 1974 graduate of the University of Memphis, holding a bachelor's degree in journalism. During his tenure with the Tigers, he has promoted 26 football Ail-Americans, including national award winners Joe Allison, who received the Lou Groza Award in 1993, and Ryan White, who was named to the 2000 Playboy All-American squad, 12 basketball All-Americans, five baseball All-Americans and three track Ail-Americans. In addition, Winn served as host for four NCAA Regionals, six NIT Tournaments, five Metro Conference Tournaments, one Great Midwest Conference Tournament and two C-USA Tournaments. He also served as the official scorer for the Women's NCAA East Regional Golf Tournament in Mem-

During the spring of 2003, he served as the interim head golf coach for the Memphis men's team and witnessed his team placing sixth in the Coastal Carolina Tournament and seventh in the Conference USA Championship. Winn was inducted into the All-American Football Foundation Hall of Fame in May 1998, receiving the Scoop Hudgins Award for media relations. In addition to his duties with the U of M, Winn has served as the media coordinator for the PGA Tour stop in Memphis, the FedEx St. Jude Classic for 30 years and has assisted with the press box operation for the annual St. Jude Liberty Bowl, which is played in Memphis in December. A 1966 graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Winn is a long time member of CoSIDA.

BILL LANSDEN Associate Athletic Director Bill Lansden re• twi jJI I turned to the U of M in June 2004, and assumed the role of Associate Athletic Director for Development. Lansden spent the last two years in a similar capacity at Middle Tennessee. While at MTSU, he engineered a 40 percent increase in the Blue Raider Athletic Association membership to 1,750 in June of 2003. The association was expected to top the 2,000 mark in 2004. Prior to his move to Murfreesboro, Lansden spent three years as the director of marketing and sales for the FedEx St. Jude Golf Classic. He coordinated all corporate hospitality for the week-long PGA Tour event, administered marketing and promotional campaigns for the tournament, sold corporate sponsorships, and directed a dozen volunteer committees for the Classic. A former member of the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce, Lansden spent six-plus years in the athletic department at the University of Memphis, beginning his tenure as an intern in August of 1993. During his years at U of M, he was responsible for marketing and promoting, and providing game management for almost all Tiger sports ranging from women's soccer and volleyball to football and men's basketball. He spent three years as an athletic marketing coordinator, and in that capacity, sold corporate sponsorships; administered community outreach programs; and managed graduate assistants, interns, and volun-


teer workers. He took over as the athletic marketing director in 1997, serving in that capacity for seven months before becoming the director of annual giving in the Tiger Club Office. There, he oversaw the annual membership drive, contacted new members, and assisted in fundraising efforts totaling over $2 million. Lansden earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Rhodes College in 1986, playing football all four years in college and serving as team captain his senior season. He received his master's degree in sports administration from Georgia State University in Atlanta in 1993. Lansden is married to the former Blair Savage, who was recently hired as the Lady Tiger basketball coach.

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Melissa Moore is one of several Athletic Department employees who are making a transition into a new role this year. After 15 years with the Tiger Club staff, Moore is now the Assistant Athletic Director for Ticketing and Customer Service. Moore is in her 20th year as a member of the athletic department. She joined the Tiger Clubs office in 1986, serving as Tiger Clubs Coordinator for six years, and was the Assistant Athletic Director for the past eight years. A 1985 graduate of the University of Memphis, Moore received her bachelor's degree with a major in accounting. During her tenure as a student, Moore worked in the Athletic Academic Office and moved to the Athletic Department, working the athletic director's office and the basketball office before joining the staff of the Tiger Clubs. As an undergraduate student, Moore received an early taste of athletics. She was a featured majorette with the University of Memphis band, the Mighty Sound of the South, from 1980-84. The band performed at all U of M football and basketball games. She was named to the Outstanding Young Women of America in 1985. The native Memphian is a graduate of Germantown High School. She is married to Steve Brigance of Sharon, Tenn.

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Steven Stroud, who serves as the assistant athletic director for annual giving, joined the Tigers in January 2003. He is responsible for the Tiger Clubs' annual giving campaign, which includes overseeing the Tiger Clubs' Fund Drive.

Stroud graduated from the University of Georgia in 2000, where he worked with athletic marketing and promotions. While at Georgia, he received his bachelor's degree with a double major in marketing and finance. He went on to receive his master's degree in sports administration from St. Thomas University in 2001. Stroud joined the U of M staff from the University of Miami, where he served as the assistant director of annual giving. During his tenure with the Hurricanes, annual giving doubled over a threeyear period. Stroud and his wife, Deirdre, an interior designer, reside in Cordova.

FRO) STEWART Assistant Athletic Director/Business Fred Stewart is in his 18th year as the Athletic Business Manager at the U of M. A native of Bruce, Miss., Stewart moved to Memphis with his family in 1963 and graduated from Frayser High School in 1967. Stewart entered the United States Navy in 1968 and served for two years on the aircraft carrier USS KearsargeCVA-21. He began working at International Harvester in 1968 before joining the Navy and returned to the company in 1970. Stewart enrolled in The U of M while working at IH and received his BBA in accounting in 1978. He moved into the accounting office at Harvester in 1978 and remained there for seven years. Stewart was hired as Athletic Business Manager at Memphis in 1986.

Murray Armstrong has served under eight head football coaches during his 42year tenure at the University of Memphis. He was hired by former head coach and athletic director Billy J. Murphy in 1962. Armstrong has been involved with every facet of college football at Memphis. He has been an assistant freshman coach, head freshman coach, varsity defensive end coach, kicking coach, special teams coach, academic advisor and administrative aid during his tenure with the Tigers. He currently serves as the coordinator of the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex. A 1961 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Armstrong was a first team all-Southeastern Conference academic selection in 1961. Armstrong was a three-year letterman for the Volunteers. He received his degree in sociology and biology from

Tennessee and has since earned his master's degree at the University of Memphis. Armstrong and his wife, Joan, have two children Sterritt, a 1990 West Point graduate, and Brence, a 1997 graduate of Memphis.

Jennifer Rodrigues, who is in her seventh year with the U of M, is also changing her role this year, as she was elevated to Director of Athletic Media Relations. She replaces Bob Winn, who was promoted to Assoc. Athletic Director for External Affairs this past summer. Rodrigues is responsible for the publicity and promotion of the U of M football and rifle teams, as well as overseeing the Athletic Media Relations Office. Rodrigues also is responsible for overseeing the work of the athletic media relations graduate and student assistants. In March 2000, she served as the assistant Media Coordinator of the NCAA Men's 1st and 2nd Round tournament, and a year later served as the media coordinator for the NCAA Women's Basketball Mideast Regional. In 2002, she volunteered at the Mideast Regional hosted by Marquette University. A 1995 graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now UL-Lafayette), Rodrigues joined Memphis after serving two years as an assistant media relations director at Mississippi State, where she was the contact for women's basketball and softball. She also assisted in the game-day operations for football, volleyball and men's basketball. Prior to Mississippi St., Rodrigues served as assistant SID for women's athletics at Northern Arizona University. She also served as interim SID at NAU and handled men's basketball and football prior to accepting the job at MSU. The New Orleans, La., native received her bachelor's degree in journalism at USL, where she served as a student assistant in the sports information office. There she was the media contact for volleyball and the nationally-ranked Lady Cajun softball team. Rodrigues, 31, is married to Mike Rodrigues, who is an assistant athletic trainer for the U of M. The couple has a daughter, Alyssa, who was born on Nov. 27, 2002.

Syra Thibault is entering her fourth year as the Director of Marketing and Promotions for the U of M. Thibault joined the staff from the University of South Alabama where she served as the marketing and promotions director for three years, while earning her degree. She graduated from USA


in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in sport and event marketing. She has also organized and assisted such events as the GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl, Sun Belt Conference Tournaments, NCAA First/Second Round and BayFest. A native of Baton Rouge, La., Thibault worked two years at the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and also worked at Casino Magic in Biloxi. From 1994-98 she worked with marketing, sales and special events for both properties.

SALLY ANDREWS Assistant Director of Compliance I "~ >' ^ Sally Andrews is in her " 13th year as Assistant Compliance Coordinator for the U of M. She works in conjunction with Associate Athletic Director Lynn Parkes to ensure that U of M student-athletes and staff are following the regulations set forth by the NCAA. A 1982 graduate of Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Andrews lettered for four years in basketball and volleyball while at CBU. A golfer who took up the game at an early age, the native Memphian established herself as one of the top women players in the Mid-South. She was a six-time Memphis city women's champion. Andrews first joined the Tiger Athletic Department in 1987 when she was named as the head women's golf coach. She remained in that position for five years. Her 1988 team won the UAB Lady Blazer Tournament, the first victory ever for a Lady Tiger golf team.

Al Brown is in his 13th year as the Director of The University of Memphis M Club. The M Club is the letterman's organization for the institution. A former letterman himself, Brown played baseball for the Tigers from 1947-48. He played professional baseball and worked as a professional scout for the Chicago White Sox in the 1950s and returned to Memphis in the 1960s as head baseball coach. During his tenure as the Tigers' baseball coach, Brown compiled an overall record of 156-118-4 in nine seasons. His 1964 and 1965 teams won 21 games marking the first 20-win seasons in the school's history. When he left The U of M in 1971, he joined the Memphis Park Commission and later was named as the manager of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. He remained with the city of Memphis until rejoining the staff at Memphis in 1991.

TAMMY DeGROFF Assistant Media Relations Director Tammy DeGroff enters her third year as a full-time member of the athletic media relations' staff. DeGroff, who served two years as a graduate assistant SID at Memphis, spent a year as the assistant SID at Campbell University before returning to the U of M. While at Campbell, DeGroff served as the primary contact for volleyball, women's basketball and Softball. She also was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Campbell Athletic Department website, as well as assisting in various departmental projects. In her earlier stint as a graduate assistant at Memphis, DeGroff was responsible for the promotion of the volleyball, track and tennis teams. She also assisted at home football games, and was an instrumental part of the women's basketball stat crew. Prior to her graduate assistant position at the U of M, DeGroff served as the assistant information director for the Gulf South Conference where she was responsible for soccer, women's basketball and Softball. She has also served as an intern at the Mid-Continent Conference. A native of Rio, Wis., DeGroff graduated from Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1995 with a degree in journalism. She worked as a student assistant in the SID office for two years while working on her bachelor's degree.

Lamar Chance is in his second year on the U of M Athletic Media Relations staff. He came to Memphis after spending the previous eight years in the Ole Miss Athletic Media Relations office, the last six as the department's associate director. In his associate position, he was responsible for the day-to-day publicity operations for men's basketball, editing of the football gameday programs, as well as assisting with football. Chance graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 with a degree in Radio, Television, Motion Pictures. He worked as a student assistant in the UNC SID office for two years. Upon graduation, Chance accepted an internship at the University of Connecticut, where he served as the media relations contact for baseball, hockey and women's soccer during the 199192 season. Before his arrival at Ole Miss, Chance served as Assistant Media Relations Director at the Uni-

versity of Massachusetts. While at UMass from 1992-95, he oversaw the publicity of the school's 25 Olympic sports and handled women's basketball and football duties as well. Chance is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America. A native of Albemarle, N.C., he worked the 1996 and 1997 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Fours and the 1995 NCAA Field Hockey Final Four.

ED CANTLER Assistant AD/ Support Services Eddie Cantler is beginning his 35th season at the University of Memphis, and his first as the Assistant Athletic Director for Administrative and Support Services. The head trainer since 1980, Cantler will oversee the sports medicine program, the Tiger weightroom and the area of game management. A native of Bowling Green, Ky., Cantler came to Memphis in 1970, and received his undergraduate degree in biology in 1974. He later received his master's degree in health education in 1976. Cantler has been the host of local cable television's Trainer's Corner for the last 11 years. He was inducted into the Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Hall of Fame in 1996. Cantler, who enjoys singing, has also been honored as the state's Trainer of the Year in 1994, and received the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award in May of 1998. Cantler is married to the former Jenina Martin of Memphis, who received her doctorate degree from the U of M. The couple has two children, Michael (15) and Andrew (16).

Angela McCarter is in her I third year as the assistant director of marketing and promotions. A native of Memphis, McCarter joined the staff from NC State University, where she was the assistant director of marketing and publications for Campus Recreation. At NC State she was responsible for all of the marketing efforts for the program and implementing special events. Before spending two years with NC State, she worked in the Women's Athletic Department at the University of Tennessee in marketing and promotions. She was responsible for basketball, rowing, soccer, Softball, track and field and volleyball. McCarter received her bachelor's degree in sport management from UT in 1998, and earned her master's degree in sport administration in 2000. Angela and her husband Steven, also a native of Memphis, reside in Memphis.


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Memphis, 1994

Yrs. at UM UM Record Career 4 years

28-44-4

28-44-4

Minnesota, 2001 First year N/A N/A Jenny Bruun took over the Lady Tiger Golf team in July of 2004 after spending the last two seasons as the Assistant Golf Coach for both the men's and women's teams at Campbell University. Over the past two seasons, Bruun helped the Camel golf teams to four tournament titles, including the 2004 Atlantic Sun Women's Golf Championship.

Entering his fifth season Brooks Monaghan has guided the Lady Tigers to the 2002 C-USA Tournament ending the program's five-year absence from postseason play. This past season, Monaghan was the first Lady Tiger coach to place two players on the All Conference-USA first team. He has been involved with the program since its inception in 1995 and took over as the head coach following the 1999 season.

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

Jf JENNYBRUUN

Clarion State, 1982

Yrs. at UM UM Record Career 4 years

93-39

John Calipari led the Tigers to a National Championship at the 2002 NIT, and through 12 seasons, has the sixth-best career start in wins in NCAA Division I history. In 2003-04, the Tigers claimed a share of the C-USA regular-season title, earned a second-consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and finished the year ranked No. 24 in the final AP poll. Memphis recorded a 22-8 overall record (12-4 C-USA), marking the fourth-straight JOHN CALIPARI 20-win season under Calipari. Memphis averaged 15,432 at The Pyramid in 2003-04, the 10th-best fan total in the nation.

Alma Mater

Memphis, 1972

286-110

CHARLOTTE PETERSON

Arizona State, 1981 19 years N/A N/A The U of M reinstated women's track in 1985 after a three-year hiatus and Brenda Cash has been rebuilding the program ever since. The results are most obvious in the record book, where all but six school records have been reset, including eight during 2003. In 2004, Victoria Crawford qualified for the NCAA Regionals, finishing third in her flight and setting a personal best in the triple jump in the process.

Memphis, 1994

Alma Mater Arkansas, 1994

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Glenn Hays has coached seven all-Americans, six national champs, one world record holder and four conference freshmen of the year in his 33 years. Since joining C-USA in 1996, Hays has guided 33 conference champs, including Gaute Myklebust who won three conference titles in 2004 and finished fourth in the discus at the NCAA Championship. Myklebust and Mate Nemeth were both double champions at GLENN HAYS the 2004 Outdoor Championships where Memphis finished fourth, while Istvan Kerektjo won the 1500.

• Alma Mater | Tennessee, 1985

3 years

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Tennessee Tech, 1985

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Tennessee, 1976 3 years 17-19 52-54 The 21st head football coach at The U of M, Tommy West is directing the Tigers back to the postseason direction. In 2003, the Tigers made their first bowl appearance in 32years, accepting an invitation to face North Texas in the New Orleans Bowl. Memphis picked up the bowl win, 27-17, and finished the season with a 9-4 mark. DeAngelo Williams was named the C-USA iA Offensive Player of the Year and nine players were named to TOMMY WEST C-USATeams, including freshman Blake Butler, who was named to the all-Freshman team.

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Jonas Holdeman joined the Lady Tiger track and cross country teams as an assistant coach in charge of the distance program. He spent the previous two years as the track and field and cross country coach of the sports club program at North Carolina. There, he worked with over 40 athletes, developing training programs for all the runners. Under Holdeman's guid! .,-,,1, , .-.-.I,* ance, UNC sport club track and field won the last two ACC Club JONAS HOLDEMAN Championships.

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Alma Mater

Alma Mater

RICHIE GRANT

Rhodes College, 1962

Yrs. at UM UM Record Career

Damn Schoenrock was hired to take over the helm of the Tiger baseball program on June 29, 2004. Schoenrock spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State University under Ron Polk, after spending the previous two seasons under Polk at Georgia. Regarded as one of college baseball's premier pitching coaches, Schoenrock has sent 20 of his pitchers to the professional level, including three draftees in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.

GreenMountainCollege,1993 5 years 45-41-3 102-76-7 Richie Grant led Memphis to its second straight winning season in 2003 with an 8-8-2 finish. Memphis has finished .500 or better in three of the last four years under Grant's guidance. Grant was named C-USA Coach of the Year in 2000 as his team finished fifth in the country in scoring. Grant has coached 13 Conference USA all-conference honorees.

Alma Mater

332-409

Blair Savage-Lansden returned to the Univeristy of Memphis on June 10th as the Lady Tigers' third Head Coach. After serving as an assistant coach in the Lady Tiger program for nine years, Savage spent last season at Belmont University in Nashville, where she helped the Bruins to a 16-12 overall record and where she guided two post players to A-Sun honors.

Memphis, 1976 6 years 101-60 101-60 Phil Chamberlain has brought national attention and the ITA Southeast Regional tournament back to Memphis. He has coached eight individuals to C-USA honors, including Lee Taylor Walker, who finished 2004 ranked No. 97 in the country and was the program's first-ever C-USA First Team Honoree. Walker also received the ITA/Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award,the first Tiqer to ever earn a national honor from the PHIL CHAMBERLAIN ITA.

Alma Mater

332-409

Grant Bobbins, a former Tiger golf letterman and three-year all-conference selection, took over the University of Memphis men's golf program in 2003 after spending the past four | years as the head golf coach at UNC-Wilmington, turning that I program into a nation power. His UNCW teams won 11 tournaI ments and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Robbins played r-DA ruin 10 for tne T'9ers froiTI 1991-94 and after receiving his master's GRANT ROBBINS degree, served as an assistant at Penn State.

BRENDA CASH

Alma Mater

28 years

A member of The U of M women's tennis program for over three decades as both a coach and a player, Charlotte Peterson has seen much of Memphis' tennis history, including coaching the top two career singles victories leaders—Annika Ewaldson and Christina Ladyman. Peterson has had at least one Lady Tiger named to the All-Conference USA teams in each of the past six seasons, including Marlene Dirnstorfer in 2004.

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Yrs. at UM UM Record Career

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BtTO WOOLBRIGHT

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Butch Woolbright has spent the last 12 years at the helm of the U of M rifle squad. He has been honored as Coach of the Year by both Conference USA (1998) and the Great Midwest (1993). Woolbright's shooters have won three gold, two silver and one bronze individual conference medals, and his squads have placed in the top tier of league competition during his tenure as coach. In 2003-04, sophomore Beth Tidmore advanced to the NCAA Tournament and finished 13th at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Alma Mater

Yrs. at UM UM Record Career

Washington St., 1992 8 years 140-126 140-126 Carrie Yerty begins her ninth season at the helm of the volleyball program after guiding Memphis to its first 30-win season since 1990 and the program's best winning percentage with a 30-6 record. Memphis made its first-ever appearance in the Conference USA Championship Finals. Junior Heather Watts was named an Academic All-America honoree, while three Tigers earned All-Conference honors for the first time in the CARRIE YERTY program's history, led by senior Brittany Barnett's second team honor.


Assistant CoacAcs

JEEP HUNTER Football

JONAS HOLDEMAN Track & Field/Cross Country

JODI FISHER Women's Soccer

RANDY FICHTNER Football

Football

Men's Basketball

CRAIG BOLLER

TONYBARBEE

ANGELA CROSBY Women's Basketball

JOHN FLOWERS Football

TOM CROSS Women's Basketball

PAULGOEBEL Men's Tennis

JOHN DOWDY Rifle

ANGELA GRAZIANI Volleyball

JOE LEE DUNN Football

CLAY HELTON Football

MIKEFEDERICO Baseball

TYSON HELTON Football

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CHRIS RUMPH Football

TIM KEANE Football

ED SCHILLING Men's Basketball

DEREK KELLOGG Men's Basketball

MILT WAGNER Men's Basketball

RICK MALLORY ROBBIE NICHOLSON KEVIN ROBINSON Football Men's Soccer Track & Field

TYLER WILLIAMS Women's Basketball

JERRY ZULLI Men's Basketball

Support Staff

ROBBIE ALLRED W. Basketball Secretary

SUSANBLACKWELL Business Office

JUUECAROTHERS Olympic Sports Secretary

BARBARACHAPMAN Athletic Director's Office!

CONNIE DIFFEE Tiger Clubs

STELLA GREEN Olympic Sports Secretary

ASHLEY HARRALSON Basketball Secretary


Support Staff

CAROLE MURRAY Athletic Director's Office

ELLIOT PERRY Tiger Clubs

LOUSTRASBERG LISH TRICE Travel Coordinator Assistant to the AD

LUNETHAPRYOR Basketball Secretary

RONNIE VINSON Business Office

CAROL REEVES Football Admin. Secretary

KATIE RUMP Asst. Compliance Director

BETTY RUSSELL Women's BKB Secretary

SHERRI SCHWARTZ FTB Recruiting Secretary

JENNIFER WALKER

NICK WHITE

LETONA WILLIAMS

MARTHA WOODS

Administrative Asst.

Faculty Athletics Representative

Ticket Office

Sports Information Secretary

TIGER CLUB BOARDS

U of M ATHLETIC COMMITTEE

uarnes, Ben Bryant (president), Charles Burkett, Harold Byrd, u\. Carson, Doug Collins, Milliard Crews. Ron Dougan, William Dunavant, Jr.. Randy Fishman, Frank Flautt, Jr., Glenna Flautt, Scott Forman, Diane Fry, Alan Graf. Gaylon Hall, Janet January, Cato Johnson, John Kelley, Kay Kelly, Stillman McFadden Don McKinnon. Jackson Moore. William N. Morris, Charlotte Neal, Jim Phillips, Win Rainey, Dal Rawlins. Mike Rose, Elkan Scheidt, Fred Smith, Willard Sparks, Rick Spell, Elaine Springer, John Stokes, Tom Watson, Van Weiberg, Damon Young.

The Athletic Committee at the U of M is comprised of 14 faculty and staff members who serve four-yearterms on a staggered basis. The committee also includes two student voting members. The purpose of the committee is to serve in an advisory capacity to the president on matters involving athletics. The committee assists in the development of broad program policies for the University men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs. The committee also reviews and approves the policies and procedures for awarding grant-in aid to student athletes. They certify, through the chairman, the eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate sports. The committee reviews proposed appointments to the coaching staff made by the Director of Athletics and recommend to the President for appointment by her candidates deemed qualified for the position. They review scheduling of intercollegiate athletic contests and proposed budgets prepared by the Director of Athletics and submit recommendations through standard University budget review procedures. Members of the U of M Athletic Committee include: Dr. Nick White (interim chair), Dr. David Cox, Dr. James Fickle, Roxanna Gee, Robert Koch, Dr. Phillip T. Kolbe, Dr. Gladius Lewis, Dr. Ronnie Priest, Dr. Michael Hamrick, R.C. Johnson, Lynn Parkes, Dr.Shirley Raines (president), Dr. Ralph Faudree and Dr. Joe Luckey. Student members include Keenan Gibson and Arthur Lynch.

BOARD OF VISITORS ATHLETIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mike Rose -chairman. Ben Bryant, Harold Byrd, Frank Flautt, Jim Harwood, John Kelley, William N. Morris, John Stokes, Ron Terry, Pat Kerr Tigrett and Tom Watson. Ex-officio: R.C. Johnson. AMBASSADOR'S CLUB: Ben Bryant, Milliard Crews, William Dunavant, Frank Flautt, Janet January, William N. Morris, Mike Rose, Elkan Scheidt, Fred Smith, Willard Sparks, Rick Spell, Elaine Springer, John Stokes and Tom Watson.


Academic Services Dr. Joe Luckey is in his third year as the Director qf Athletic Academic Services. He mill his stuff of counselors imil tutors are instrumental in the success of U of M studentathletes in the classroom. A native of Cincinnati. Luckey came to The U of M from Austin f'eay St. where he served as assistant athletics director for academic services .since 1996. In that capacity, he advised and counseled more than 200 athletes in 15 sports, monitoring their academic progress and eligihility with the goal of making sure each one graduated. He also -__ served as supervisor of the Student Athlete Advisorv Council, a forum for student athletes JUK j() (,Xy)r(,vv f iff ir opinions and voice their concerns. LUCKEY Luckey received the 1999 Lan Hewlett Award for outstanding performance as an Director academic athletics advisor. A graduate of the University of Dayton, Luckey earned a master's degree from Indiana University, an education specialist degree from Austin Peav, and a doctor of education degree from Tennessee State University. Before joining Austin Petty in 1992, he worked in athletics at Indiana University and the Universitv of Davton. Joe and his wife Melissa, a former APSU vollevhall plaver and coach, have two sons, Adam and Tyler. The University of Memphis' Center for Athletic Academic Services (CAAS) is dedicated to the academic and personal development of all Tiger student-athletes. Their mission is to provide support services to ensure that U of M student-athletes succeed in the classroom and obtain undergraduate degrees. The services include orientation programs, tutoring, mentoring, academic counseling, study hall and academic advising. In March 2002, vast improvements were beginning to take place in the CAAS. At that time, Dr. Joe Luckey, took over the staff after spending the previous 10 years at Austin Peay State. Dr. Luckey, who was nationally recognized for his outstanding leadership in 1999, came to Memphis with a vision. In just one short year, Dr. Luckey recruited six new staff members, instituted new academic programs, designed and inspired two special sections of ACAD 1100 for student-athletes and transitioned his office from the basement of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse to the newly-renovated Wilder Tower. Dr. Luckey heads a staff of six which includes assistant director Nicole Green, counselors Becky Kolenbrander, Bridget VanLandeghem, Waqa Damuni and Maria Tyson and office coordinator Dorothy Gillard. In addition to the full-time staff, the CAAS utilizes 20-30 tutors, graduate assistants and student workers. CAAS has a unique responsibility as an office as it provides academic services to all student-athletes and conducts all necessary paperwork for NCAA academic compliance. Green, who was hired May 2003, was brought in specifically to handle NCAA, conference and institutional compliance matters associated with prospective and current student-athletes. The four counselors are assigned to specific sports, working with those student-athletes and coaching staffs. At the 2002 Fall Orientation, Dr. Luckey challenged the Center's staff, the coaching staffs and the student-athletes to collaboratively enhance the academic performance of U of M student-athletes. The Center made progress in that regard in the fall with the student-athlete GPAs averaging 2.73, and with seven teams earning GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Tiger student-athletes posted a combined 2.77 GPA during the spring of 2004. All in all, 111 studentathletes earned GPAs of 3.0 or higher in the spring of 2004. The following nine athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA: Stein Syversen (Men's Track), Kara Cassel (Women's Track), Lisa Marie Hyman (Women's Track), Zsofia Nagy (Women's Track), Rusty Clayton (Football), Luke Campbell (Men's Tennis), Marlene Dirnstorfer (Women's Tennis), Annika Moller (Women's Soccer) and Robyn Smart (Women's Soccer). The CAAS received a new home during the summer of 2003 upon the completion of the Wilder Tower. In addition to the CAAS, the Wilder Tower will house the offices of admissions, the bursar, financial aid, the registrar, student development and academic advising. A total of 8,000 square feet, encompassing the entire sixth and seventh floors

of the tower, have been designated for the CAAS. The area supports 31 student computer stations, 17 offices and several study tables. Inspired by Dr. Luckey, two special sections of ACAD 1100, Introduction to the University, were offered to student-athletes only. The class was so well received that a third section was offered in 2003 so that all freshman student-athletes could be included in the course. Students who participated in the class earned an average of 15.2 credit hours, and an average GPA of 3.25. Three academic programs are sponsored by the CAAS as a means of honoring the top student-athletes at The U of M. The Tiger 3.0 Club recognizes student-athletes who earn grade point averages of 3.0 during the fall/spring semesters, while the Tiger Academic Thirty is dedicated to the 30 student-athletes with the best grade point average on each team, and then the next best group of athletes, totaling 30 athletes. The final honor, the TEAM GPA Award, is presented to the male and female team with the best grade point average for the semester. With a qualified and dedicated staff in place, and a new spacious work area dedicated entirely to all Tiger student-athletes, Dr. Luckey expects graduation rates to climb, and well-rounded student-athletes to emerge upon their graduation from The U of M. Just in the last couple of years, University of Memphis student-athletes have received some of the top league and national awards. Following the 2003-04 athletic season, senior Lisa Marie Hyman received one of the highest honors issued by Conference USA. Hyman was one of six athletes in the league who received a C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship in the amount of $4,000. This past year, 24 student-athletes were honored by Conference USA with the Commissioner's Medal for posting a grade point average of 3.75 or higher, and the U of M also had men's track senior Gaute Myklebust named a C-USA Co-Scholar Athletes of the Year. Memphis student-athletes also represented the school well nationally, as two student-athletes (Andy Metcalf, Heather Watts) received Academic All-America honors, while an additional four student-athletes (DeAngelo Williams, Sheila Neba, Gaute Myklebust and Marlene Dirnstorfer) earned Academic All-District honors. The men's tennis team also picked up its first-ever national award when senior Lee Taylor Walker was named the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner. The Tiger football team capped the academic award season and was one of 30 teams in the nation to be honored after graduating 70 percent of its student-athletes.

Senior jumper Lisa Marie Hyman was a 2004 Conference USA Postgraduate Award Winner for the 2004-05 season. Hyman, who is a threetime C-USA Gold Medalist in the triple jump, will complete her master's degree in the spring of 2005.

Conference and Team Awards • At the completion of the 2003-04 academic year, 111 student-athletes (or 40 percent of the student-athlete population) achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher. • Nine student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 average during spring 2004 semester. Fifteen students turned in 4.0 GPAs during the fall. • The athletic department was led in team grade point average for the year by Women's Cross Country and Men's Tennis and Women's Tennis had the highest team GPA for the year. • The women's volleyball team received an AVCA Team Academic Award for having a team GPA of 3.3 or higher. • Women's Soccer won the 2003 NSCAATeam Academic Award. •Eight of 16 teams had a 3.0 GPA for the year. • 61 student-athletes graduated in 2003-04.

Individual National Awards • Heather Watts and Andy Metcalf all were named Academic All-America honorees in the fall of 2004. Both were third team honorees. • Gaute Myklebust was a C-USA ScholarAthlete for men's track and field. Myklebust was also an Academic All-District IV Honoree. • Lisa Marie Hyman was awarded a C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship for use during the 2004-05 season. • The Men's and Women's Tennis teams both were listed as All-Academic teams by the ITA. Lee Taylor Walker, Andrew Olswing, and Alex Bucewicz were also named ITA ScholarAthletes for the men's team, while Marlene Dirnstorfer, Andrea Feichtinger and Christina Wieser were ITA women's tennis Scholar Athletes.


Support

Malissa Bush (2000-01), Melissa Abraharr (2001-02), Kaneshi Hart (2002-03) and Princess Swilley (2003-04).

TIGER CLUBS TheTigerClubs are The University of Memphis' annual fund-raising program for intercollegiate athletics. The Tiger Clubs are managed in accordance with the policies and procedures established by The University of Memphis, Conference USA and the NCAA. The governing body of the Tiger Clubs is the Tiger Club Board of Directors. The president of this year's organization is former First Tennessee executive John C. Kelley. The main goal of the Tiger Clubs is to provide a base of fund-raising services for alumni and friends who support the following University of Memphis athletic programs: Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Men's Cross Country Women's Cross Country Football Women's Golf Men's Golf

Rifle Men's Soccer Women's Soccer Men's Tennis Women's Tennis Men's Track & Field Women's Tracks Field Volleyball

Annual contributions extend scholarship opportunities to more than 300 student-athletes, maintain and improve physical facilities, and advance Memphis' place in the national spotlight. Members of the Tiger Clubs play a direct role in the success of Memphis Athletics. Annual gifts to the Tiger Clubs complement and supplement the reserves from ticket sales, radio and television rights fees, corporate sponsorships and other sources of income. With more than 3,000 members, the Tiger Clubs raises approximately $4 million each year. Contributors to the Tiger Clubs receive many benefits, including priority seating for regular season home athletic events and post-season games, automobile decals, recognition in football game pograms, newsletters, invitations to special func-

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tions and other interesting items. TheTigerClubs are run by Associate Athletic Director Bill Lansden, Assistant Athletic Director Melissa Moore, Assistant Athletic Director Steve Stroud, and Administrative Assistant Connie Diffee.

FASTBREAK CLUB The Fastbreak Club is entering its 14th year as the support group for The University of Memphis women's basketball program. The organization is made up of more than 125 dedicated supporters who stand behind the Lady Tigers every step of the way. They start the season off with a welcome picnic as well as providing food and snacks afterall the games. In addition, the group sponsors a Christmas dinnerand an end-of-the-year banquet for the Lady Tigers and the staff. The Fastbreak Club has also established a scholarship in memory of Eva Phillips' husband, Les, a longtime Lady Tiger fan, who died late in the 1998-99 season. The scholarship is given atthe end of each season to a member of the Lady Tiger "family" that exemplifies hard work, dedication and spirit throughoutthe season. The plaques have been awarded to Heather Phillips (1998-99), Toby Bush (1999-00),

Just over 50 years ago, several Memphis area business men gathered one night on Highland Avenue and formed the Memphis football boostergroup, the Highland Hundred At its inception in 1954, the group, now regarded as one of the most energetic organizations inthe nation, hadjust eight members and set its initial goal at a membership of 100 The group membership now totals over 800 But their goal remains the same, to promote Tigerfootball. The activities and projects of the Highland Hundred are many and varied. The group sponsors a barbecue contest, a preseason kickoff banquet and a golf tournament. In addition, the Highland Hundred has under taken several major projects like the restora tion of Murphy AthleticTrainingCenterand the purchasing of a Lexicon Video Sports Editing System. Recently, the club funded lights for Memphis' practice facility. The club also spon sors the Senior Banquet. The group, once featured in Sports Illus trated, received national attention in 1972 when it purchased a Bengal Tiger mascot TOM (which standsforTigers-Of-Memphis) TOM I died in February 1992 and the Highland Hundred purchased TOM 11, who is housed a Saint Nix Farms in his own 3,500 square-foo habitat.

REBOUNDERSCLUB

The Rebounders Club is entering its 33rd year as the support group for The University of Memphis men's basketball program. The organization consists of over 500 members. The Rebounders promote the annual BlueGray scrimmage, the annual golf scramble, the end of the year awards banquet, Midnigh Madness, and many special projects which the coach asks the group to assist him with throughoutthe year. The group also publishes a monthly newsletter that will be made avail able 10 months of the year. The publication is available the 15th of every month.

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AtMcttc Training Eddie Cantler is beginning his 35th season at the University of Memphis, and his first as the Assistant Athletic Director for Administrative and Support Services. The head trainer since 1980, Cantler will oversee the sports medicine program, the Tiger weightroom and the area of game management. A native of Bowling Green, Ky., Cantler came to Memphis in 1970, and received his undergraduate FnrANTTFR degree in biology in 1974. He later received his KU LAN1USK master's degree in health education in 1976. 째"c';"" Cantler has been the host of local cable television's Trainer's Corner for the last 11 years. He was inducted into the Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Hall of Fame in 1996. Cantler, who enjoys singing, has also been honored as the state's Trainer of the Year in 1994, and received the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award in May of 1998. Cantler is married to the former Jenina Martin of Memphis, who received her doctorate degree from the U of M. The couple has two children, Andrew (16) and Michael (15). Mike Rodrigues, the head trainer for Lady Tiger basketball, is entering his third season at the U of M, after serving four years as an athletic trainer for Baptist Rehabilitation. While at Baptist, Rodrigues provided outreach care to Bartlett High School, assisting with nine sports and caring for more than 300 athletes. During a brief stint away from Baptist, Rodrigues, 36, was the head trainer for the Memphis Maniax of the XFL and handled the daily sports medicine needs of 50 MIKE professional football players. RODRIGUES Rodrigues came to Memphis following a six-year Assistant career as an assistant trainer at Mississippi State. He worked with the football program and supervised the student trainers while serving as a graduate assistant, earning his masters of science degree in exercise physiology in 1993. He left MSU for one year to serve as an assistant trainer at the United States Military Academy, and worked there for one year before returning to MSU as an assistant trainer. From 1993 through 1997 he worked with the men's football program and took over the responsibilities for the women's soccer, softball and tennis programs in 1997. A native of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Rodrigues received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from the University of Florida, while also serving as head student trainer for the Gators for two years. Rodrigues has also done summer internships with the Miami Dolphins and the Phoenix Cardinals. He is married to SID Jennifer Rodrigues. The couple has a daughter, Alyssa who was born Nov. 27. 2002. Jennifer Bricker, the head trainer for men's basketball, is entering her third year as a full-time trainer at The U of M. In 2001-02, she served as women's basketball trainer upon the resignation on Beth Raitz. Bricker served the previous two years as a graduate assistant on the U of M athletic training staff. A native of Anderson, Ind., Bricker graduated from Anderson University in 1997 with a degree in athletic training. She completed her master's degree in exercise and sport science at Memphis in 2002. Bricker, 32, has been active in NATA for eight years, NSCA for five years and the American Red Cross for six years.

The University of Memphis athletic training staff is second-to-none when it comes to ensuring that U of M student-athletes receive quality care in the areas of athletic injury rehabilitation and preventative care. And now with the new renovation of Murphy Athletic Complex training facility, the Memphis student-athlete can be assured of receiving the best medical attention and rehabilitation available. The Murphy Athletic Complex training room was redesigned and reconstructed as part of the $6 million renovation of south campus. The new training facility, which more than doubles the size of the old training room, contains an in-ground aquatic rehabilitation pool which allows trainers to work on rehabilitating injuries without having the student-athlete to support his/or her own body weight. The new training room also contains new doctor examination rooms, storage areas, and the latest in rehabilitation equipment. The athletic training staff uses a comprehensive approach to the injury care and the wellness of student-athletes by utilizing state-of-theart diagnostic and treatment equipment with the latest methods in the care and prevention of injuries. Head athletic trainer Eddie Cantler, who is in his 35th year at the University of Memphis, supervises the Tigers' sports medicine program. Cantler, who has served as the head trainer since 1980, is assisted by two full-time certified athletic trainers, two graduate assistants and 18 students trainers. The athletic training staff is surrounded by many qualified and generous team doctors who are available to the many student-athletes at the University of Memphis. Dr. Barney Freeman, Dr. Fred Azar, Dr. Jeffrey Dlabach and Dr. Barry Phillips of The Campbell Clinic are directly responsible for the orthopedic needs of the Tiger football team, while Dr. Thomas Meriwetherand Dr. Arthur Franklin serve as the team physicians. Dr. Allen Sills serves as the team's neurosurgeon. Tiger athletes are fortunate to have the two largest privately owned hospital systems in the world located in Memphis. Baptist Hospital and Methodist Hospital offer the finest in healthcare to area residents and handle the care of Memphis athletes. The athletic training staff is one support group that the athletic teams cannot do without. They are responsible for staffing all practices and games as well as handling the day-to-day rehabilitation of injured or post-surgery student-athletes. The goal of the sports medicine department is not only to care for injuries, but to assist the athletes in preventing the injuries from occurring.

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Strt<H<)tti & Conditioning The Tiger Strength and Conditioning facility located next to the newly remodeled indoor turf room in the south campus' Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex, opened in January 1993 and serves each of the University's intercollegiate sports programs. The 7,000-square foot varsity weightroom is equipped with rugged, versatile hardware such that groups of up to 70 studentathletes can train concurrently with optimal effectiveness and efficiency. Workouts are designed and supervised by one of the Strength and Conditioning staff's certified specialists, and each studentathlete's individual progress is projected via computerized database. The Tiger Power philosophy couples functional, multi-joint movements with fundamental principles: exercise techniques are simplified and performed on an alternating heavy/explosive basis in order to maximize training effects while minimizing teaching and training time (as well as fatique). Performance based fitness and work quality are the bottom line objectives. The weightroom's equipment upgrade plan reflects this philosophy and includes: 10 self-contained Olympic platforms and power racks; a plyometric/medicine ball area; a complete dumbbell line; and a variety of hip sleds, gluteham stations, cable stations and other supplemental pieces allowing student-athletes to perform an unlimited variety of exercises and movements. The modern and spacious facility is also equipped with dressing/ restrooms; is naturally illuminated; and is maintained at a constant 70-74 degrees. In planning the long range Tiger Power programs, student-athletes are assigned to respective developmental levels based on individual ability and training history. For example, newcomers begin with an extensive volume of "foundational" or generalized movements; and progress toward more intensive and specialized exercises with each successive phase. The actual workout menu may remain fairly constant over a student-athlete's four or five year sport career, however broad variations in workload combine the program's simplicity with a measure of sophistication.

MIKE STARK Director

Mike Stark, who lettered for the Tigers for three years under former head coach Billy J. Murphy during the late 1960s and early 1970s, has returned to the University has the head strength and conditioning coach. Stark is entering his fifth year with the Tiger athletic department. A native Memphian, Stark came to The U of M after serving as defensive coordinator and head strength coach at Cordova High School for two years (1998-99). In addition, he worked as the head wrestling coach for the Wolfpack. Prior to joining the staff at Cordova High, Stark spent 10 years as the defensive coordinator and strength coach at Bartlett High School in Memphis. During his tenure at Bartlett, the Panthers posted a 87-39 record, made seven appearances in the state playoffs and reached the quarterfinals four times. As the strength coach, his teams won eight City Weightlifting Championships and three Tennessee Weightlifting Champi-

onships. Stark began his coaching and strength career at Trezevant High School in Memphis. From 1983-89 the Bears posted a 42-8 record, made the state playoffs three times and won a state championship. A 1972 graduate of The University of Memphis (then Memphis State University), Stark played football for the Tigers for four years serving as an offensive lineman. He was selected to the AllMVC Freshman Team in 1968 and received All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the next three seasons. Stark received All-Midlands honors as a junior and senior and was named AllAmerican by Associated Press, UPI and Kickoff Magazine as a senior. He received his master's degree in education from the U of M in 1982.

LEE YERTY Assistant

Lee Yerty begins his sixth season as a full-time assistant strength and conditioning coach. Yerty, who works with all sports under the director of strength and conditioning, had served one year as an administrative assistant for women's athletics before he was appointed to his new position. A 1986 graduate of Washington State, Yerty served as the assistant strength coach at Washington State from 1985-90 before acccepting the job of marketing director at Eastern Washington in 1991. Yerty was elevated to assistant athetic director in 1993 before becoming the recruiting coordinator for volleyball in 1995. Yerty is the husband of Carrie Yerty, Memphis' head volleyball coach. They have two sons, Weslee (6) and Jace (2).


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Trece Hayslett is in her fourth year as the coordinator of the Life Skills program at The U of M. A former standout on the Lady Tiger track team from 198992, Hayslett is no stranger to Tiger athletics. She is truly an ambassador for the student-athletes at the university, and is intent on making their collegiate experience with Tiger Athletics a positive one. As the Life Skills coordinator, Hayslett is responsible for scheduling workshops and speakers as well as creating the Life Skills program which she has named Tiger POWER. She is TRECE HAYSLETT also instrumental in organizing community events for the stuDirector dent-athletes as well as implementing a mandatory drug education program for the athletes. She has also created a mentoring program and has established internships for women and minorities. Prior to her administrative role at The U of M, Hayslett was an assistant track coach at Texas Tech from 1997-99 and at Tulane from 1996-97. Hayslett graduated from Memphis with a bachelor's degree in education, and is currently working on her master's degree. Hayslett served as assistant tournament manager for the 2003 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament hosted by Memphis, and also served as the tournament director of the 2003 Men's Soccer Championship to be hosted at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex in 2004.

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Memphis student-athletes join "Habitat-for-Humanity" to build homes for those less fortunate (upper left) and help gather ACan-From-Every-Fan during a Tiger football game to generate food for the Salvation Army (lower left).

One of the newer programs benefiting student-athletes at the University of Memphis is the Life Skills program which is under the direction of former Tiger track athlete Trece Hayslett. The Life Skills program assists the studentathlete in areas pertaining to social skills, resume writing and job interviews, community relations, campus life and peer pressure. The Student-Athlete Committee, a studentadvisory board for the Life Skills Program, has sponsored a wide variety of events such as a student-athlete picnic to open the school year, and community involvement projects like working with Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tiger Tots, Feed the Needy and many more. The basic concept behind the Life Skills program is what director Trece Hayslett has termed Tiger P.O.W.E.R., which stands for Preparing and Organizing Winners with Educational Resources. The program is a total development plan for student-athletes which aims at bridging the gap from the collegiate setting to the business world. With this progam, Hayslett hopes to prepare the athletes to make meaningful contributions to the Memphis community during and after their athletic careers at the U of M. In just three short years at the U of M, Hayslett has established a strong program which features workshops in drug education, anti-hazing, business etiquette, personal finance and study skills to name a few. She has also created partnerships with the following local organizations: The Memphis Redbirds, The Memphis Urban League, Habitat for Humanity, 100 Black Men of Memphis, Serenity Recovery Centers and the South Memphis Alliance.

Tiger volleyball player Heather Watts was one of a number of Tiger soccer, volleyball, baseball and tennis players who helped Memphis area food banks at Thanksgiving time in 2003.


Student-At Mete Campus Living

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The University of Memphis Carpenter Complex offers single students and student-athletes a chance to live in an apartment or townhouse style accommodation. The co-educational apartment and townhouse complex was opened in the spring of 2000 and serves as the home for many of the Tiger athletes. The apartment units can house as many as 328 students, while the townhouses have a capacity of 100. An apartment unit offers private bedrooms for four students, as well as a shared bathroom, kitchen and living room. Each bedroom has a private telephone line, cable TV connection, desk, drawers and closet. The townhouse units accommodate five students and offers the same amenities as the apartments. Townhouse units also have a semiprivate patio, and washer/dryer hook ups. The complex also has gated parking, a community center with fireplace, kitchen, TV and ice machine. The air-conditioned units are fully furnished and have oversized beds. Each unit is equipped with refrigerator, range/oven, dishwasher, disposal, and washer-dryer hookups. Utilities, local telephone and cable services are provided. There is even a community building with laundry facilities. The University of Memphis offers the student-athlete a wide variety of locations to dine on campus and a very wide selection of foods. Campus dining areas include The Market Place, the Tiger Den and R.T. Cafe. The Market Place, located in the University Center, offers the student-athlete numerous choices and a varied menu. The Market Place contains Chick-fil-A, The Memphis Market, Orville & Wilburs, The Soup Bowl, Pizza, Pizza, Noa & Zens and the Mexican Market. The Memphis Market offers hot entrees and vegetables, while Noa & Zen's allows you to create your own stir fry meals. The Tiger Den, located in Jones Hall, features numerous fast food selections. Included in the Tiger Den are Subway, Taco Bell, Bene Pizza, Create Your Own Pasta, The Southern Cafe, Columbo Yogurt, and Salad & Garden. R.T. Cafe allows you to choose anything from Tiger BBQ to seasonal vegetables, from homecooked meals like your grandmother makes, to hand-tossed pizzas, from deli sandwiches to creative pastas.


Traditions WHY TIGERS? When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team, tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, "We fight like Tigers". The nickname was born. More and more the nickname "Tigers" was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use "Normals" or the "Blue and Gray" when referring to the University. Under coach Lester Barnard in 1922, Normal's football team gave a ring of truth to that old student yell about Tigers. The team adopted a motto - "Every Man A Tiger" and went on to score 174 points while allowing their opponents just 29 points. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the "Teachers" or "Tutors". The Tiger nickname would return. But not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis.

A BENGAL FOR A MASCOT For over 30 years, the sideline mascot for the University of Memphis athletics has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM II, the name of the current mascot, puts in personal appearances at all Tiger football games, as well as numerous basketball games. TOM II has also been seen at Tiger baseball, soccer and women's basketball games. The first tiger, purchased by the Highland Hundred (football booster group) in 1972, lived for 20 years and was housed at the Memphis Zoo. TOM died in February of 1992. The story of how the first Tiger cub arrived in Memphis is quite interesting. On November 9, 1972, the baby tiger was placed in a dog kennel in Michigan City, IN, and flown to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. There it was placed aboard a Delta flight and arrived in Memphis at 3:00 AM. C. Cleveland Drennon, an attorney and president of the Highland Hundred, approved a check for $1,500 to buy the animal, and TOM was taken to athletic director Billy Murphy's office for a press conference. In ceremonies at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University on November 11, 1972. The zookeeper, at the suggestion of his daughter, called the little tiger, Shane. Once in Memphis, however, a contest was held to name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries came in to a committee chaired by Judge Harry Pierotti. The list ran from Spook, Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan, Sahib, Big Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny, and Shiloh to

Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Tennessee. Finally, the judges reduced the list to two: Shane and TOM, for Tigers of Memphis. TOM won. During his first few months in Memphis, Bill Proctor housed the tiger in his garage, which was redecorated by the Highland Hundred. TOM was guarded by Proctor's hound dog. TOM II came to the University of Memphis in the fall of 1992 and is housed at his new home at Nixon Farms in Collierville, Tenn. His new home is 3500 square feet and includes two pools, a waterfall, heated and air conditioned den box and has separately, a complete medical facility for his care and upkeep. The young tiger is nearly 500 pounds and is expected to be as large or larger than his predecessor, TOM, who was once the largest Bengal Tiger in captivity at 550 pounds. There is even a birthday party for TOM II prior to each football season.

The U of M ALMA Stand Firm, O Alma Mater Through All The Years To Come; In Days Of Youth And Beauty Thy Halls Have Been Our Home. In Time Of Preparation Great Lessons Didst Thou Teach Till Now O Alma Mater, The Stars We'll Strive To Reach. Lead On, O Alma Mater They Sons To Highways, Give Light And Truth Unto Them For All Their Coming Days. To Thee We'll Give All Honor, Our Hopes Abide In Thee, For Thou, O Alma Mater, Hast Made Us Ever Free.

SCHOOL COLORS The University of Memphis' official school colors of Royal Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students.

THE LOGO The University of Memphis' official logo was redesigned by Craig Thompson, from Disciple Design in Memphis, Tenn. The original logo was an MSU with a leaping tiger coming out from behind the letters. The new logo is an "M" with a leaping tiger coming up over the center of the "M". '

oi M FIGHT SONG Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory, Be A Winner Thru And Thru; Fight Tigers, Fight Cause We're Going All The Way -Fight, Fight For The Blue And Gray And Say -Let's Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory. See Our Colors Bright And True; It's Fight Now Without A Fear, Fight Now Let's Shout A Cheer, Shout For Dear Memphis U. (Yell) Go Tigers Go Go Tigers Go Yea -- Tiger Go!


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